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Gender of EE's & Barred Rock/EE mixes?

post #1 of 11
6/25/12 at 10:02am
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EE/Barred Rock chick, #1 (above-female?)

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EE/Barred Rock chick, #2 (male?)

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#1 on left, #2 on right

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EE, #3

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#3 (compared to my other 3 EE's this one is the ONLY one with such a straight/pointy tail?! Because of this, I have NO guess for gender)

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EE #4

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EE #4 (My guess is cockerel, he's my only EE with patches of different feathering but he has a tail like #1 and #2)

 

What do you think they all are? (If my guesses are completely wrong, I'll have to post pics of my others that I think are all pullets :b idunno.gif)

2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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post #2 of 11
6/25/12 at 10:05am

On your mixed, which parent was the barred rock? If it was the hen ( ee roo over barred rock hen) then the babies are sex linked and all the barred birds are males. If the roo was the barred rock, that rule won't hold true.

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 #3 of 11
6/25/12 at 10:15am
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I honestly don't know, but I just sent a message to the breeder I got them from. I'll let you know as soon as I get a reply. smile.png And I hope at least one of them is a pullet, I was told they'd lay jumbo sized blue eggs! Also, he said if any of my chicks turn out to be roo's, I can trade them for pullets of the same breed (both good & bad since I've grown close to these!).
 

2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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post #4 of 11
6/25/12 at 10:38am

I'm going to say 1,2 and 4 are all roo's.
 

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #5 of 11
6/25/12 at 10:51am

1,2, and 4 look liks roosters.

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Hi, Im Rebecca Im a Christian girl that loves chickens!! I am a vet volunteer and I owner of 9 chickens. If you have any questions about Coccidiosis, Mites & Lice, Worms, Molting, Vent Gleet, Bumble Foot, Egg Binding, or Prolapsed Oviduct, feel free to ask me about it or pm me.
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post #6 of 11
6/26/12 at 9:30am
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Thank you everyone. smile.png

2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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post #7 of 11
6/26/12 at 9:36am

i agree 1,2 and 4 are roosters

FLEW-DA-COOP  THE ROOSTER MAY RULE THE ROOST BUT THE HENS RULE THE ROOSTER

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FLEW-DA-COOP  THE ROOSTER MAY RULE THE ROOST BUT THE HENS RULE THE ROOSTER

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post #8 of 11
7/25/12 at 7:42pm
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So my chicks are now 2 months old! Just to make sure, I took some more pictures, so I hope I can know if they are roosters for sure! I tried to take them while they were free ranging- I didn't think it would be so hard! tongue.png

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Above is my EE/Barred rock. He's my favorite, I think he's a growing into a beauty!

 

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This is just my flock, with my biggest roo posing! lau.gif

 

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EE, rooster. I'm like 100% sure! (he's the one posing :b)

 

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EE/Barred rock, rooster? Sure, he/she has lots of red for her age but she/he is significantly smaller than the other EE/Barred rock!

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This is Roasted, I don't have a picture of her with the others on my first post because I thought she was a pullet, and now honestly i'm not sure!

 

So, opinions? big_smile.png


Edited by Curlymg - 7/25/12 at 7:53pm

2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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post #9 of 11
7/25/12 at 9:52pm
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Anyone??

2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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2 buff orpington hens, 2 easter egger hens, 1 easter egger/barred rock cross rooster, 2 parakeets, 5 cats, 1 chow/lab mix, 2 husky/german shepherd mix, 1 wire haired jack russel terrier mix, 1 miniature poodle, 2 teacup chihuahuas, & a fish

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post #10 of 11
7/25/12 at 9:54pm

last 3 are cockerels cant tell on the others 

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