EE roo or hen :( - Page 2

@fallenleeves: yours is clearly a pullet from the PATTERN of the color on her feathers, EEs are more easily sexable by PATTERN than by color/comb/tail...however the OPs bird has a more mottled pattern that usually is indicative of a cockeral.

The comb is small and light but it is well-defined and I am seeing bluish/green sheen on the tail which also says cockeral...try waiting a few more weeks and see if the comb doesn't start becoming more red.

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Originally Posted by Minchi 

 

Your pictures help greatly, mine has a similar pattern to yours as well in the neck area.  I still don't think I will know till I start getting 1 blue/green egg not two.  Every time I see someone try to find out if they have a hen or roo my heart sinks because I know what it's future might be if it is a roo.  She is beautiful though, I love the black and white chickens.

No problem, I know I went through the whole roller-coaster on whether or not she was a girl so I know where you're coming from :( Just wanted to show that tail and all that can change because I know Paprika's tail worried me as well for awhile :) Have you checked the shoulders for red feathers growing in? Or long thin feathers at the base of the tail? Sometimes they're already there but just haven't pushed past the outer layer of feathers to be visible yet.

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Originally Posted by Panth 

@fallenleeves: yours is clearly a pullet from the PATTERN of the color on her feathers, EEs are more easily sexable by PATTERN than by color/comb/tail...however the OPs bird has a more mottled pattern that usually is indicative of a cockeral.

 

The comb is small and light but it is well-defined and I am seeing bluish/green sheen on the tail which also says cockeral...try waiting a few more weeks and see if the comb doesn't start becoming more red.

Oh ayye I know that, the OP was worried about the tail so I just wanted to show that it is possible for them to go through weird stages. I personally think the pattern can still be considered pullet, the brown on the wings isn't blotchy or uneven in my opinion but again, it could still go either way if "she" grows in red feathers. In the first picture I posted you can see a green/blue sheen on Paprika's tail as well, so again it can still go either way. I find black feathers tend to reflect light in such a way.

I think the OP ee is a cockeral.

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Originally Posted by Minchi 

what does OP stand for?

I believe that it stands for "original poster" or at least that's what I've always thought.