Welsummer... Roo; right?

[Peep_Show]

This chick hatched out with all the markings of a femme Welsummer (heavy eyeliner, sharp chipmunking), but now at 4.5 weeks looks not like the other Wellie chicks. A bit darker chest and larger comb.
Roo; right?

 

[pineapple416]

I am thinking cockerel based on the large comb and pronounced wattles at this age.

 

[debid]

Yes, most definitely.

 

[N F C]

Looks like the male Wellie I had at that age.

They are gorgeous when fully grown...will you be able to keep him?

 

[LilJoe]

Definitely a Welsummer cockerel.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

That exact same thing happened to me with a Welsummer chick! It had picture perfect markings for a female chick, but right around 4-5 weeks, it started getting really large, pink comb and wattles. Another week went by and black feathers started coming in on the breast. I thought I'd wait to see whether it crowed or laid an egg just to be sure, but right around 6 weeks the little bugger started this screeching noise and I knew he was trying to crow - then I was sure.

The females comb and wattles will stay pretty pale almost until they start laying, and their breast feathers will be a *very* uniform salmon color.

Your chick looks exactly like mine did that ended up being a cockerel. Fortunately, I was able to return mine to the feed store to re-home it. I exchanged it for a known female. I would love to have kept it, as the Welsummer roosters are very good looking, but my circumstances currently wouldn't have allowed it.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

 

[Peep_Show]

Yep. I sort of suspected as much, but I wanted to be ultra-sure. Thank you, Everyone! (Not planning on keeping him.)

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Sorry you can't keep your Cornelius ( the Kellogg's corn flake rooster ) they are so pretty guess that's why Kellogg's used one for their box. Good luck re homing him. Hopefully he will find a great home where he is loved.

 

[chicken4prez]

Sorry you can't keep your Cornelius ( the Kellogg's corn flake rooster ) they are so pretty guess that's why Kellogg's used one for their box. Good luck re homing him. Hopefully he will find a great home where he is loved.

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[drumstick diva]

cockerel the comb and black feathers coming in on chest -= extra boy points