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Roo or Pullet? Ameracauna or Easter Egger? Salt

post #1 of 10
6/23/12 at 3:32pm
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Hi,

 

I am new to having chickens.  I have four supposedly Ameracauna chickens.  They are just over 11 weeks old.  I am posting them individually so there is no question which bird is being discussed.  They were bought from a feed store so I expect they are really Easter Eggers.

 

1) Do you think they are EE'ers?

2) Is this a roo or a pullet?

 

This one is Salt.   Salt is my very hopeful girl.  She has always been the smallest, is the bottom of the pecking order, has rounder hackle feathers, and her tail looks different than the other three.

 

Salt 1.JPG Salt 2.JPG

Light Sussex.  A beautiful, large, and friendly breed.

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Light Sussex.  A beautiful, large, and friendly breed.

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post #2 of 10
6/23/12 at 4:10pm

Her comb is massive for an 11 week old!

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post #3 of 10
6/23/12 at 4:25pm

Oh dear.  Salt is a quite handsome, rooster. 

Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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post #4 of 10
6/23/12 at 4:28pm

Yep, that's an EE roo also. Four for four. =(

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post #5 of 10
6/23/12 at 5:07pm

wow i would love that ee cockerel hes so pretty

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post #6 of 10
6/23/12 at 5:10pm
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Yep, that's an EE roo also. Four for four. =(

 

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They're all beautiful EE roos, though

AKA The Chicken Whisperer

 

Breeding Easter Eggers!

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AKA The Chicken Whisperer

 

Breeding Easter Eggers!

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post #7 of 10
6/23/12 at 9:57pm

Gorgeous EE cockerel. 

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BLUE CAMAS BANTAMS


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post #8 of 10
6/25/12 at 6:35pm
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I think my chickens may be older than I think.  I see pictures on here of others of about the same age and they still look young.  Mine look like full grown chickens.  They just need to gain weight.

Light Sussex.  A beautiful, large, and friendly breed.

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Light Sussex.  A beautiful, large, and friendly breed.

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post #9 of 10
6/26/12 at 1:27pm

They look about 11 weeks to me--chickens usually look fully feathered and much like their adult selves from about 2 months (depending on the breed), but they will take some time to reach sexual maturity and full weight.

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Breeding Easter Eggers!

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post #10 of 10
6/26/12 at 1:59pm

Large, red comb + shiny, pointy hackle/saddle feathers + deep red splotchy color over the shoulders and back = Cockerel (and yes, it is an EE)

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