Roosters or Hens?

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BarrettG

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I just put my 2.5-3 month old Easter eggers in with my fully grown birds. Poor things are getting their *** kicked.
I am having a tough time trying to tell if they are roosters or hens. The pea combs are so small period that I can't make out the roos. Please help! What do you think.
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They all look like hens to me. ;)

Edited to ask: How many hens do you have and how many roosters? I notice one of the hens in the photo has a bare back- generally the result of being overbred.
 
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Can you get closer pictures of their combs? There are at least 2 that may be cockerels. In general if you look at a pea comb, a single row of peas indicates female while 3 rows of peas indicate male.
 
sunny & the 5 egg layers said:
They all look like hens to me. ;)

Edited to ask: How many hens do you have and how many roosters? I notice one of the hens in the photo has a bare back- generally the result of being overbred.
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I think the bare back is from getting pecked to much. The Rooster/Father is a Lavender Amerucana and the Hen/mom is an Easter Egger or White Amerucana from totally different states. The birds on the picture are only 3 months and they are in with 1 year Olds
 
BarrettG said:
I think the bare back is from getting pecked to much. The Rooster/Father is a Lavender Amerucana and the Hen/mom is an Easter Egger or White Amerucana from totally different states. The birds on the picture are only 3 months and they are in with 1 year Olds
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Are any of your year-olds roosters?
 
enola said:
Was her back pecked bald before you put the younger chickens in with the older chickens?
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No, it happened when I put them in with the older birds. I put my 1 month Olds in with the 3 month Olds and the 3 month birds kicked their butt. Then I figured the 3 month old birds are ready for the year old birds
 
BarrettG said:
I just put my 2.5-3 month old Easter eggers in with my fully grown birds. Poor things are getting their *** kicked.
I am having a tough time trying to tell if they are roosters or hens. The pea combs are so small period that I can't make out the roos. Please help! What do you think.
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Those combs are too pink and developed for pullets. Sorry, but they all look like boys to me.
 

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