Wyandotte Pullet or Cockerel?

[Fluffy Lambs]

Ok if you say so.
I breed Wyandottes and i rarely make mistakes.

You might be able to use that on your line that you've bred but it's not going to work on a chick that came from a hatchery

 

[ikoCRO]

You might be able to use that on your line that you've bred but it's not going to work on a chick that came from a hatchery

The breed characteristics should be the same, if it is a purebred breed!
I still think that the rooster is in the picture, time will tell who was right!

 

[ikoCRO]

Look my old pictures of my blue-laced

This is girl!Notice how she is darker on top of the comb!

Here is her sister,also darker top of the comb!

Here is yung rooster-Bright coulor of comb!I know that he looks like female,but it's not, I know because I remember him, and I don't put rings on roosters

 

[mandersrenee8503]

Thank you for posting these pics and explaining! I also have a hen that I got last year as a chick, black laced golden Wyandotte, and I did notice her face and the areas you mentioned were much darker than my current chick is at the same age. And the chick in question is so much taller than my average sized chick (cream Legbar) and even my buff Orpington that’s the same age. I guess we will see in time for sure, but I do appreciate your insights!

In your experience, around what age has it been very obvious when you have a Wyandotte rooster?

 

[ikoCRO]

Thank you for p......

You couldn't notice because in the golden laced variants they don't have a darker color on top of the head. Their "dark" color is golden, which is the same color of the skin, which means you can't use that method on them!
Golden variations are difficult to determine the sex, and I can't advise you there.
By examining the cloaca in the first days of life, females have a gap on the upper side of the cloaca. Male chicks in the first 10 days of life have thicker and bigger legs - that's the only advice I can give you !
Your second question:
After a month, you can see darkening in silver, red and blue/laced variations of Wyandottes.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

The breed characteristics should be the same, if it is a purebred breed!

Ok but it came from a hatchery there's no telling what else is in there that might just be something specific with your birds

I still think that the rooster is in the picture, time will tell who was right!

 

[ikoCRO]

Ok but it came from a hatchery there's no telling what else is in there that might just be something specific with your birds

I apologize if I didn't understand well.
I don't speak English well, Google translator helps me with my spelling!
Don't your hatcheries sell purebreds or ?
Don't they guarantee that you only buy purebreds from proven breeders?
If so, then there should be no difference between my purebred Wyandots and yours from the hatchery!
If they are deceiving you and selling mixed breeds under the guise of purebreds, then my gender determination technique does not apply to these mixed breeds!

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I apologize if I didn't understand well.
I don't speak English well, Google translator helps me with my spelling!
Don't your hatcheries sell purebreds or ?
Don't they guarantee that you only buy purebreds from proven breeders?
If so, then there should be no difference between my purebred Wyandots and yours from the hatchery!
If they are deceiving you and selling mixed breeds under the guise of purebreds, then my gender determination technique does not apply to these mixed breeds!

A lot of hatcheries are just producing as many birds as they can to sell, and aren’t focussing on the quality of the birds, and some might not even be pure.

 

[Painted Calls]

Point is (like with Barred Rock's head spots), the trait you speak of only works if you breed for it. I have never heard of such a trait with Wyandottes, but it sounds like something you have perfected with your own lines. That means that it works with your birds. Not everyone else's.

 

[ikoCRO]

Point is (like with Barred Rock's head spots), the trait you speak of only works if you breed for it. I have never heard of such a trait with Wyandottes, but it sounds like something you have perfected with your own lines. That means that it works with your birds. Not everyone else's.

We went offtopic a long time ago, but let me try to explain one more time.
This is not "my line", it is a characteristic of all Wyandots who are in Europe.
I visited a lot of exhibitions all over Europe, and met a lot of breeders.
All Wyandottes had the same characteristics!

In fact, all laced breeds have this characteristic, it's just that it's easy to see with some, with others it's difficult (due to big comb, or crested breeds...)
Sebright is also one of the proofs that females have a darker top of the head!
Silver or gold Sebright, it doesn't matter, they both have that characteristic!
Here is some pics of my Sebright girls:

I hope I helped someone!