New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

12 week old OE

post #1 of 9
3/26/12 at 7:32pm
Thread Starter 

This bird came out of a BHep egg, the egg was an olive color.  At first I thought it was a pullet because it didn't exhibit any roo features, but now I'm not to sure.  I'm seeing the pretty metallic green sheen in the wing area and it is acting a little roo-ish.

Here is the picture, the black one, not the silkie cross... that one is fairly obvious roll.png:

march2012 010.JPG

Sigh, it is a rooster isn't it??

 

it may only be 11 weeks... new year's day hatch.

Reply
Reply

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101
Free range? Yea or nay?
Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long
post #2 of 9
3/26/12 at 8:47pm

Hmmm... I am no where near an expert on this.... I kind of lean towards pullet but before you get excited, listen to my non-scientific reasons...

 

Neck stretch looks roo'ish

Tail feathers look hen'ish

Possibly incoming saddle feathers could be roo'ish

Buttfluff (the fluffy feathers below tail) say hen'ish

 

and last but not least the famous phrase of in order to achieve you must believe...It is a hen...It is a hen..believe it...see it... lol

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Reply

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Reply
post #3 of 9
3/26/12 at 9:55pm

Here's your easy answer: Pick her up (I'm an optimist at heart) and about an inch from the top of the tail appendage, lift the feathers and look for saddle feathers. You'll see something coming in...if it's super shiny and pointy, it's not a girl.

 

               ৲(⎠    ~Renée~ *MyHints* NPIP&AI 48-0346 Incubation Cheat Sheet ~t~ SickPage ~f~

 (`-.     _.-∫⎠̸   I dream of a society in which no one questions a chicken's motive for road crossing. 

ㄙ*` (_.}  ,' Orp~Amerau~d'Uccle~Konza~Aubergine~Silkie~BantyCochin~Chantecler~Marans~Rock~Pea

     ㄟ_ . /       

      _/  \ _ O

 

Reply

 

               ৲(⎠    ~Renée~ *MyHints* NPIP&AI 48-0346 Incubation Cheat Sheet ~t~ SickPage ~f~

 (`-.     _.-∫⎠̸   I dream of a society in which no one questions a chicken's motive for road crossing. 

ㄙ*` (_.}  ,' Orp~Amerau~d'Uccle~Konza~Aubergine~Silkie~BantyCochin~Chantecler~Marans~Rock~Pea

     ㄟ_ . /       

      _/  \ _ O

 

Reply
post #4 of 9
3/26/12 at 10:06pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by CayuseRanch View Post

Hmmm... I am no where near an expert on this.... I kind of lean towards pullet but before you get excited, listen to my non-scientific reasons...

 

Neck stretch looks roo'ish

Tail feathers look hen'ish

Possibly incoming saddle feathers could be roo'ish

Buttfluff (the fluffy feathers below tail) say hen'ish

 

and last but not least the famous phrase of in order to achieve you must believe...It is a hen...It is a hen..believe it...see it... lol

 

neck stretch, agree

tail feathers, yea, but how good of a picture is it?

saddle feathers, agree

buttfluff, yippee, hope the butt fluff is right!
 

I'd have an easier time believing it was a hen if it didn't do a sneak attack the other day and peck me in the calf... although I've met onery hens before.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ChooksChick View Post

Here's your easy answer: Pick her up (I'm an optimist at heart) and about an inch from the top of the tail appendage, lift the feathers and look for saddle feathers. You'll see something coming in...if it's super shiny and pointy, it's not a girl.


sounds great!  Will check HER tomorrow morning. 

 

 

Thank you, both of you!!

 

Reply
Reply
post #5 of 9
3/27/12 at 3:24am

 The hens are BCM x Black Ams.  The rooster is a Black Molted Java.  My hens are very black with the iridescent sheen also.

I don't see any hackle or saddle feathers....but it is hard to see in the picture. 

Butt does look fluffy. She cold just be standing like that wondering why you are pointing a camera at her.  gig.gif

 

I will say hen for now...until she crows.  hide.gif

 

 

 

***   Beth  ***

 

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/swap-stuff

 

 

 

 

Reply

***   Beth  ***

 

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/swap-stuff

 

 

 

 

Reply
post #6 of 9
3/27/12 at 3:31am
I'm saying girl until I see anything else that makes me lean more towards roo. The stance is the only thing that bothers me. My black girls always had a sheen. hmm.png

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

Reply

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

Reply
post #7 of 9
3/27/12 at 8:57am
Thread Starter 

There are no super shiny feathers coming in by her butt... or anywhere in that region!!!  celebrate.gif

 

I'll be getting pretty colored eggs!!!  Will I?? hide.gif

 

Thank you!!  Now to go find out what a BCM is...

Reply
Reply
post #8 of 9
3/27/12 at 9:39am

bcm = black copper marans

 

can you get any closer pics full body shot and comb? i'm leanign towards pullet

owner of Itty Bitty Dowden Family Farm: https://www.facebook.com/#!/IttyBittyDowdenFamilyFarm

Reply

owner of Itty Bitty Dowden Family Farm: https://www.facebook.com/#!/IttyBittyDowdenFamilyFarm

Reply
post #9 of 9
3/28/12 at 10:40am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by hdowden View Post

bcm = black copper marans

 

can you get any closer pics full body shot and comb? i'm leanign towards pullet



Thanks!  I did some looking up the java's and the bcm's and I'm strongly thinking pullet. Her comb is still small with not much red.  She just has a more dominant personality than most of my other hens... which isn't all bad, just a surprise.

Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101
Free range? Yea or nay?
Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long