White Crested black Polish: does it look poofy to you?

[ginormous chicken]

Along with my white silkie, that I posted in another post. What do you all think of my polish? I know girls are supposed to be puffy and boys are supposed to be spiky. There are no waddles yet at 5 1/2 weeks, so could it be a girl? What do people think, do I need to wait? Please help ID sex.

You all know I go to sleep wondering the sex of these chicks. Is it just me or are there other people like me who worry about the sex of their chicks?
I want to keep them all you know....... but too many roosters is a bad thing!

Thanks!

 

[ChickenGirl3]

Hello,
I have been working with chickens for a short time, but a lady I bought my EE from said the roos will have pointy feathers and the hens will have rounded feathers.

Is this a HEN OR A ROO? REMEMBER ROUNDED FEATHERS ARE HEN AND POINTY FEATHERS ARE ROOS

Or here is another picture of the bird i'll give you the answer when you guess

 

[Wisher1000]

I'd say they are both girls!

 

[acid_chipmunk]

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My question is, is this a hatchery bird or a breeder bird? That makes a big difference. If it is a hatchery bird, I have no guess right now because they can be so far off mark from what they should be that it takes a while. If a breeder bird, I am going to say roo because of the "mowhawk" look. At 5 1/2 weeks, a breeder girl should have more of a half tennis ball looking crest going on and be almost not able to see already.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

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Not all breeds of chickens do the roosters have pointed hackle and saddle feathers. In some breeds, the roosters are "hen feathered" (Sebright is a good example) and all of their feathers will be rounded.

 

[ChickenGirl3]

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RIGHT!

 

[ChickenGirl3]

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Not all breeds of chickens do the roosters have pointed hackle and saddle feathers. In some breeds, the roosters are "hen feathered" (Sebright is a good example) and all of their feathers will be rounded.

OH WELL I TRIED?

 

[StevenW.]

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My question is, is this a hatchery bird or a breeder bird? That makes a big difference. If it is a hatchery bird, I have no guess right now because they can be so far off mark from what they should be that it takes a while. If a breeder bird, I am going to say roo because of the "mowhawk" look. At 5 1/2 weeks, a breeder girl should have more of a half tennis ball looking crest going on and be almost not able to see already.

I agree with acid chipmunk

 

[ginormous chicken]

To answer the question. This is a hatchery chick. So I guess I need to wait. It is just so frustrating! Why can't they come wrapped in blue and pink ribbons? Question: at what age will I start seeing waddles and are larger waddles in polishes a sign of it being a male? Or, should I be looking for poofy v. spiky or a combination of both? I see what is being said about saddles. I just find it really hard to tell with saddles. I need more practice!

 

[ginormous chicken]

Any other polish chicken keepers, hazard a guess?