Is this an Eleanor or a Franklin?

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ChunkyChick

ChunkyChick

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Hi,

I just joined BYC and have been warmly welcomed in the Introductions section. It was suggested I post some pictures here of my one chick that is sort of starting to feel a little he-like to me. I realize it's hard to tell at 24 days but if anything jumps out at you pros, I'd appreciate it. The white one is the one I'm wondering about.

Thanks!









 
With those greenish legs I'd say you have an Easter Egger, and with that single row of peas in the comb it's a pullet (Eleanor). :eek:)
 
I'm not seeing anything screaming rooster. So you have an Eleanor
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Thank you! You guys are the best. We can't have roosters so I'm relieved I can keep my little flock intact. Eleanor is so much bigger than the other three which is why I've been wondering. I was also told she was a Delaware when I bought her so maybe Easter Eggers are bigger? Must go research.

Thanks again.
 
Actually I see a single comb and so grey on her wings, so I still think she is a Delaware. Plus she looks like a pullet as of now! Also Delawares were developed for large meaty bodies, while Easter Eggers are fairly small hens, which is probably why she is so much larger.
 
Rhodebar Lover said:
Actually I see a single comb and so grey on her wings, so I still think she is a Delaware. Plus she looks like a pullet as of now! Also Delawares were developed for large meaty bodies, while Easter Eggers are fairly small hens, which is probably why she is so much larger.
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Her legs look greenish in the pics. Delawares have yellow legs. Also her comb does not look to me like the single comb of a Delaware in the pic. And while EEs are usually a little smaller, their size depends on which brown egg layer is used in their breeding.
 
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Rhodebar Lover said:
Oops, I didn't see her green legs but in the picture she looks to have a single comb.
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Given my eyesight which is not the greatest and the small size of the comb, it may in fact be a single comb, however a Delaware of that age should be beginning to show some of the black feathers of the columbian pattern. And while most EEs have pea combs, some of them do have single combs.
 

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