White Crested Black Polish...Please help!

[courtshep]

I have one the same age, and it has wattles and a big poof on the head. I wasn't sure if is was a roo, but after seeing your pics, I thing you have a girl and I have a boy.

 

[seminolewind]

I think that at her age, you should see toothpicks coming thru her poof. And she has muted eyes, and no wattles at this age. I still say girl.

 

[ChickenWendy]

what does "muted eyes" mean?

 

[seminolewind]

I don't know if it's all Polish, but my boys have brighter orange rings in their eyes, and the girls have a subdued color rings , like muddier than the boys. Here's pics, but it is more noticeable in the sunlight. Boy-girl-boy

 

[verthandi]

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I really think you are onto something with the eye color. Thanks for posting the photos.

 

[seminolewind]

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I really think you are onto something with the eye color. Thanks for posting the photos.

Maybe. I think we need alot of polish pictures posted of birds that are 6-10 weeks old, so we can post what we think, using eye color, and then find out what they turn out to be. But the pics have to be close up enough to see that color ring in their eye.

 

[seminolewind]

Hey, when we all solve the polish thing, we can start on the silkie thing, LOL

 

[TubbyChicken]

Wow! I see what you mean about the eyes! I'm running out to look at the eyes of my other Polish. LOL

 

[verthandi]

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Lol that's just what I did when she mentioned it to me. I had chickens flipped all upside down. There is a noticable difference in most of my grown hens and the rooster. I just had one that didn't follow the pattern. I'm hoping that some Polish chicks hatch this week that are under my first time broody, so I can check it out.

 

[seminolewind]

Verthandi, I have a questionable one too. It's eyes are sortof in between, can't decide, LOL
It will be interesting to see you post your eye details week by week, and see what happens.
What are you hatching?