Welsummer question

[hope4rainbow]

Hi!
My Welsummer has a dark triangle and dark, full all the way back eyeliner. Coloring is female. But it is getting a comb pretty quickly. How does this work? Thanks!

 

[enola]

A picture and knowing her age will help us out

 

[debid]

Baby down isn't all that reliable. If the chick has a reddening and growing comb before it's even feathered, it's a cockerel.

 

[Coop Deville]

Please post a picture so we can help.

 

[K Spot]

Welsummers are usually able to be sexed at hatching.

Please post a pic

 

[hope4rainbow]

Yeah, I know about the sexing at hatching! It has all coloring for a pullet but is getting a comb already. They're about 5 weeks now. I'll look for a pic that shows it well.

 

[hope4rainbow]

This is the best I have right now.

Its comb looks pink but doesn't in real life. It's definitely orange only.

 

[debid]

What color are the chest feathers coming in? If they are as smudgy with black as the blurry photo you posted suggests, that's another obvious male trait.

 

[hope4rainbow]

They're mostly kind of a darker peachy color.