Is my buff laced polish chicken male or female?

[jessica7]

I was wondering if anyone knew the sex of my buff laced polish chicken. I ordered a female online, but now I'm starting to think he may be a male. I know it's still early to tell, but I'm not allowed to have roosters where I live because of the noise, so I need to find out asap if I need to re-home him.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi there

Lovely little polish you have there! How old?

No reddening of the wattle area would say pullet to me but as you say it seems a little early to tell for sure yet. Polish are notoriously hard to sex and some can keep you guessing up to 6 months.

 

[drumstick diva]

same deal with silkies - sometimes not till they crow or lay. Cute little bugger hope it will be a girl for you.

 

[mbphotos09]

Your babies are adorable! Polish chickens are difficult to sex but I'm not seeing anything that screams cockerel yet.

 

[jessica7]

Thank you for responding. My polish is about 5 weeks old. I really hope that she is a pullet because I have become quite attached to her and would hate to have to give her away.

 

[StephanieB1220]

I was wondering if anyone knew the sex of my buff laced polish chicken. I ordered a female online, but now I'm starting to think he may be a male. I know it's still early to tell, but I'm not allowed to have roosters where I live because of the noise, so I need to find out asap if I need to re-home him.

I didn't even know i had gotten a polish until she/he started growing and im in the same boat as you. Not sure if mine is a boy or girl either!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I didn't even know i had gotten a polish until she/he started growing and im in the same boat as you. Not sure if mine is a boy or girl either!

How old?

 

[StephanieB1220]

How old?

A couple of months....not exactly sure to be honest. I'm hoping all of my new ones are pullets cause I don't want fertilized eggs but either way I love them all so im not getting rid of any of them!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I didn't even know i had gotten a polish until she/he started growing and im in the same boat as you. Not sure if mine is a boy or girl either!

This thread is is very old.. but if you get hits, I guess that's all that matters! Hope you are enjoying BYC!

Thick legs and no "hen bump" on the saddle.. Need a better photo of comb and wattles please?

A couple months old.. like closer to 8 weeks or maybe more? That first poster that you quoted from 2016.. clearly had a cockerel.

 

[StephanieB1220]

This thread is is very old.. but if you get hits, I guess that's all that matters! Hope you are enjoying BYC!

Thick legs and no "hen bump" on the saddle.. Need a better photo of comb and wattles please?

A couple months old.. like closer to 8 weeks or maybe more? That first poster that you quoted from 2016.. clearly had a cockerel.

Oh dang didn't even see it was from 2016!! 8 weeks or a little more.

This thread is is very old.. but if you get hits, I guess that's all that matters! Hope you are enjoying BYC!

Thick legs and no "hen bump" on the saddle.. Need a better photo of comb and wattles please?

A couple months old.. like closer to 8 weeks or maybe more? That first poster that you quoted from 2016.. clearly had a cockerel.

Oh dang I didn't even realize it was from 2016!! I got them sept. 5 and they were probably 2-3weeks old then so I'd say about 8 weeks? If I could catch the little bugger I'd try for better pictures but she/he does NOT like to be held lol. I have this picture from a month ago though. I don't really see a comb or wattle.....