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Unsure if these are EE pullets or cockerels?

post #1 of 16
5/11/12 at 8:23pm
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My three EEs are about 7 weeks and I'm wondering if 2 of them are cockerels.  I feel pretty sure Nutmeg is a pullet and hope the others are too since we're not zoned for roos.  I purchased sexed chicks but I know there's that 10% chance.  I'm really hoping the white & black one (Lucy) is a pullet but she holds her tail feathers higher and doesn't seem to have as thick of a body as the other 2, plus her neck is different.  Really long and she holds it more upright.  She's also behind in her feathering but is the sweetest.  The largest (Daisy) has HUGE legs and splashy coloring on her neck.  Her comb is starting to turn pink.  She seems to hold her tail more like a pullet but I'm new to this so that's just a guess.  Any guesses here?

 

Lucy

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An extremely dirty Lucy after eating watermelon and digging in sand.

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Daisy

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Daisy

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Nutmeg

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Nutmeg

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post #2 of 16
5/11/12 at 8:52pm

they look like females, but btw they sortof look mean but idk.  what color were they when they chicks? i have a question about that please check it out on my profile.

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post #3 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:00pm

Although Lucy's coloring looks roo-ish - her comb sure doesn't.  I think you might have three pullets!
 

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post #4 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:19pm
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At what point do their combs start turning? Should it already be red if a roo?
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post #5 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:22pm

yep all three are pullets...you would be able to tell by now because if they were roos they would have a big red come...I got 3 EE's from TSC 8 weeks ago and 2 are 100% roosters and I have known this since they were 6 weeks old 

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post #6 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:24pm

also do you know what color daisy is?

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post #7 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:56pm
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Here are our 3 girls @ 1 week.  top to bottom - Daisy, Nutty & Lucy.  The Buff Orp sadly didn't make it.  Next pic has coloring @ around 3-4 weeks maybe?  Lucy has always been behind with size/feather growth.

 

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post #8 of 16
5/11/12 at 9:59pm

The two brown ones are 100 percent pullets, that's a girl only color. I think the black and white one is a pullet also. That color's trickier, but the comb and legs should be different if it's a roo.

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 16
5/11/12 at 10:00pm

thanks the striped one next to the orp looks just like mine except mines an americauna but same diff. 

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post #10 of 16
5/11/12 at 10:03pm

the only difference is the white stripe is brighter and the head a little different
 

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