[karlooben]

 here is the one that i am not sure if its male or female . my other 3 birds have crowns that are this size , i havent heard any crowing yet an they have all come into lay well i think they have .

[chickenlady]

how old is it looby?

[karlooben]

they got to be about 4 months old roughly i seruiosly cant remember  i know that isnt much help .

i have just had a long weekend and i was around at the time they would of crowed and i nevr heard anything and so far there as been no complaints as they would be if one was a cockerel , its just the crown is much bigger then the others .

[chickenlady]

One on the left i would say is a boy and on the right is girlie! I have same problem with 2, 16 wk old silver laced wyandottes! 1 looks like a boy but is showing no manly traits?
Debbie

[karlooben]

but surely he would be crowing by now , am hoping hes got a home to go to if it turns out hes a boy  .

[chickenlady]

Thats what i was thinking about my SLW? i would of thought by 16wks the one i thought was a he,would be crowing? but no!   
we had radio 2 on this morning with Terry Wogan and there was a cockerel crowing! I stared at hubby and said "Oh my god was that a crow i just heard?" he just laughed and said it was on the radio you silly moo  :mad:but i am starting to get paranoid as the runner ducks are the only ducks that make a real racket when they want something!  as much as i love them if they dont settle down they will have to find new homes  as i cant risk the neighbours moaning and us losing all our girls 

[karlooben]

same here mine are kept on allotments surrounded by houses and i would be murdered  by the council an the other home owners if one was crowing  . i got mine from a hatchery that a local bird aviary centre uses but they cant be right all the time .

[woodside farm]

If it is a boy you should be able to see pointy feathering around his neck by now.

Michelle xx

[karlooben]

i have just been looking at other pics online an they show cockerels with black tail feathers an black heads mine are all white totally . i'll try an get better pics tomorw but i mite have to find loads more batteries as the digi camera drain them really quick . ok ok i am getting paraniod 

[woodside farm]

Hi, You have White Sussex, not Light Sussex, but still if it is a cockerel the feathering around his neck and tail should be different to the hens.

Michelle xx

[chickenlady]

Hi, You have White Sussex, not Light Sussex, but still if it is a cockerel the feathering around his neck and tail should be different to the hens.

Michelle xx

I was also gonna say my light sussex bantams all have black neck and tail feathers! 

[karlooben]

  i got it soooooooooooooooooo wrong . i am feeling really down at the mo but this has made me laugh ooops

[chickenlady]

i got it soooooooooooooooooo wrong . i am feeling really down at the mo but this has made me laugh ooops

They very gorgeous birds Looby whatever they are! and if that one is a boy what a fab Sunday lunch he will be  sorry! 
Debbie

[karlooben]

i could not eat him  i'm vege  looks like i mite have to wait and see  ohh i hate waiting .

[chickenlady]

  Oppps! will the place you got him/her from take it back if it is a he? 

Debbie