Wyandotte Sexing Theory

[bellz15]

What do you reckon about my theory? Time is the real test, cause I'm not sure what these chicks actually are! Anyway just a bit of fun, I know wyandottes are notoriously difficult to sex and I won't know for sure until the combs develop further (currently 6 weeks).

The gold laced has tight uniform and equally developed tail feathers, whereas the silver laced has fluffy and wayward tail feathers that curve in. I predict that the gold is a pullet and the silver is a cockerel. We will see!

 

[cstephens1987]

Interested. Want to see more pictures of both birds though.

 

[bellz15]

Currently night but here's another one I took today. You can see how fluffy and random 'his' tail is in comparison.

 

[cstephens1987]

I suppose what I meant to say was more pictures that show the entire bird

 

[Gray Farms]

Actually Silver Laced and Gold Laced patterned birds are typically fairly easy to sex at around 8 weeks of age due to the cockerels getting solid wing bars and the pullets don't.

 

[bellz15]

Actually Silver Laced and Gold Laced patterned birds are typically fairly easy to sex at around 8 weeks of age due to the cockerels getting solid wing bars and the pullets don't.

Thanks! They are still only 6 weeks but I'm posting new pictures of them every week here to keep a record. If you have an opinion on that I'd love to know

 

[Gray Farms]

Thanks! They are still only 6 weeks but I'm posting new pictures of them every week here to keep a record.

Good plan. We'll see soon what you've got.

 

[D-Bar-B]

Since you’re post is on Wyandotte’s, can someone confirm that these are pullets ? (I’ll be crushed if I’m wrong). These are 2 of my 3. They’ll be 13 weeks on Monday. The 3rd didn’t cooperate for any pics, she was running around with the other pullets.

 

[bellz15]

Since you’re post is on Wyandotte’s, can someone confirm that these are pullets ? (I’ll be crushed if I’m wrong). These are 2 of my 3. They’ll be 13 weeks on Monday. The 3rd didn’t cooperate for any pics, she was running around with the other pullets.

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I think they would have saddle feathers by that age if they were cockerels. They look like pullets to me.

 

[Gray Farms]

Since you’re post is on Wyandotte’s, can someone confirm that these are pullets ? (I’ll be crushed if I’m wrong). These are 2 of my 3. They’ll be 13 weeks on Monday. The 3rd didn’t cooperate for any pics, she was running around with the other pullets.

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Both are pullets.