Wyandotte sexing
DUDE I just found a page that documented their Blue-laced Red Wyandotte chicks as they grew and it looks like the only difference at this age is the males will have these really pronounced wattles and the females won’t. Mine are at 4 weeks right now so I’m glad it will be so soon. The colors don’t mean ANYTHING for this breed, especially since females can also have that red-rusty color that you look out for on almost every other breed. They also can be “splash” meaning their pattern/colors are variable and not uniform.
Here’s the site if you wanna see it:
http://thesimplefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2011/07/7-week-old-chicks.html
And here is a side-by-side photo of some 6-week old silver laced wyandottes. See the difference?
Also: So far, and not trying to jump ahead here -- only ONE of them has their wattles sprouting. That’d be insane if I got 12 straight-run chicks and only 1 of them turned out to be a roo -- and IRONICALLY I can’t keep all of them! Geeze!