my 6 week old easter egger, roo or pullet help please?

[TreyShanks20]

 

[Blooie]

That red coming in on the shoulders has me leaning toward roo. I have one that looks almost exactly like him and he's definitely a rooster!


Beluga at 7 weeks.

 

[TreyShanks20]

Aww man that really sucks
Is there any way that i can keep a roosters crowing to the minimum

 

[Blooie]

Now, don't be so hasty! I said "leaning towards roo", not iron clad roo! But I have another one, very much like yours and Beluga, and thought he was a roo at first, then he started looking decidedly pullet, but in the end he was most assuredly a roo. He has the crow to prove it, too! There are some things folks do - there is a no-crow collar you can put on. I've seen mixed reviews, some like it and it works, some don't think it makes that much difference. And there is a learning curve to using them. Other than that, I'm hoping someone with more experience than I have will chime in.



Scout when he was looking girly - but those red shoulders were a dead giveaway.


Scout now at 6 months.

 

[perchie.girl]

take care with those no crow collars they can choke during eating if they are too tight.... and if the collar is too loose they can still crow.

deb

 

[Blooie]

take care with those no crow collars they can choke during eating if they are too tight.... and if the collar is too loose they can still crow.

deb

Yep, I agree completely, Deb. I won't use them. But when someone asks.......

 

[TreyShanks20]

Ok because in person it looks like a pullet but the red makes me doubt

 

[perchie.girl]

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Yep... and there is de crowing surgery... that is a fifty fifty proposition. Not to mention xpensive.

deb

 

[Blooie]

Ok because in person it looks like a pullet but the red makes me doubt

Again, it's early - he/she is only 6 weeks old.....so don't give up yet. I could be totally wrong. Yep, been known to happen!

 

[TreyShanks20]

Ok its just the fact that if he/she is a rooster and crows disturbingly i will have to get rid of it. So if he/she is a roo, hopefully i can stop or lower the crowing volume