The EE braggers thread!!! - Page 628

Screamin' boy.

Cavernous nostrils are a Polish thing, yes, or really, an any crested breed thing.

That one there is a boy as girls actually don't develop a true butterfly / leaf type comb (that's not a V comb. V combs have only the two points to make a V or Y shape) plus he's got no cavernous nostrils and yeah, bright red and well developed comb paired with such nostrils.

I'd almost say that's a buttercup comb but I doubt it. I have a feeling it will separate and span out to the sides as he gets older.

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Originally Posted by Illia 

Screamin' boy.

 

Cavernous nostrils are a Polish thing, yes, or really, an any crested breed thing.

 

That one there is a boy as girls actually don't develop a true butterfly / leaf type comb (that's not a V comb. V combs have only the two points to make a V or Y shape) plus he's got no cavernous nostrils and yeah, bright red and well developed comb paired with such nostrils.

 

I'd almost say that's a buttercup comb but I doubt it. I have a feeling it will separate and span out to the sides as he gets older.

Yep, kind of what I was afraid of.   The red comb has only developed in the last week. I know for sure it is part polish since the only crested breed the breeder had on the property was a polish roo. I guess we will see how he develops. Likely we will sell it though.

I know I already have an Ameracauna roo in my chicks that will be gorgeous. Technically it is an EE because it came from 2 different colored parents but it is pure Ameracauna. It's white and seems to be staying pure white too. I have a pullet from that same pairing too. Both of those chicks are staying white so far. That roo I have known the gender of since he was 3 weeks old. I definately plan to keep that cockeral. I really don't want to keep 2 roosters this time. We just got rid of both of our adult roosters to make room for a new rooster from the chicks we have.

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This here is an F1 cockerel, Polish x Ameraucana. He's got cavernous nostrils. If you look closely you can see that instead of a flat surface around the nostrils that conforms well with the shape of the beak, they peak up and the nostril hole itself looks kinda enlarged and maze-like, like a human ear.

 

 

 

A cavernous nostril will make it difficult for a cross to sex, however a normal nostril will make it easy to sex them by comb. The one above, like most pea combed pullets, has a very small hardly noticeable comb, males will already peak with some toothiness.

 

If the bird has cavernous nostrils best to sex by color, if they're not solid colored birds. The cockerel above is so because he has solid more orangey reddish feathers coming in on his shoulders than the golden brown in the rest of his body. These are male traits that will increase with age, the same hatchery EE males have red or orange wings. The female, like normal EE's, does not have such but instead has golden brown and black markings all over, and on occasion, can have a blackened head.

You have such gorgeous birds...

more pics! pretty please  

The pictures of Oreo feeding the hens are so cool. 

Also like the polish crosses.  Homemade crosses are so interesting, I could just look at pictures all day.  Fun!

My EE is starting to get an olive color on her legs, and tons of feathers on her head. She's getting so pretty!

Here are a couple pics of Midge, my EE, I am really hoping for a girl, but the comb is starting to get pink/red what do yall think? I am excited to see what she/he is going to look like color wise!

This is her standing with my ameraucana Scarlett.

Sorry, but I see a roolet

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Originally Posted by Kassaundra 

Sorry, but I see a roolet

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Sorry me too.definitely a rooster, but a very pretty one he will be.............Kim

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