Thorin confuses me...

[TillyD]

This is Thorin, the 18 week old EE. Thorin confuses me. S/he has never crowed or danced, but also is much more standoffish than his hatch mates that are hens... He is not colored like any of the other EEs i have either, hen or roo.... So.... Cockerel or pullet?

 

[Tookie]

You do have a cockerel.

 

[Acre4Me]

It seems like middle pic shows male saddle feathers. Plus, the comb looks a bit big/wide.

We have a 2yo rooster named Thorin Oakenshield!

 

[TillyD]

It seems like middle pic shows male saddle feathers. Plus, the comb looks a bit big/wide.

We have a 2yo rooster named Thorin Oakenshield!

See! The comb was the only reason I didn't just assume he is a quiet cock! These are his hatch makes, Noodle and Goldie. They all came from the same two hens, who are both EEs... Same roo daddy, a Wyandotte/Astrolorpe mix... Crazy how they can all be so very different!!!

 

[TillyD]

It seems like middle pic shows male saddle feathers. Plus, the comb looks a bit big/wide.

We have a 2yo rooster named Thorin Oakenshield!

Also, one of his hen hatch mates is my husband's favorite chicken, Gimli. Pictured with said husband. Lol.

 

[Acre4Me]

Nice!

We have two EE (females) named: Galadriel and Kili. With their beards and muffs, they do resemble dwarves!

 

[Acre4Me]

See! The comb was the only reason I didn't just assume he is a quiet cock! These are his hatch makes, Noodle and Goldie. They all came from the same two hens, who are both EEs... Same roo daddy, a Wyandotte/Astrolorpe mix... Crazy how they can all be so very different!!!

We just had an EE hatch 7 chicks (we didn’t discover her until a few days before hatch). Daddy is a Black Langshan. But all 7 look identical as new hatched chicks. Now 4 weeks later, they are only slightly different, varying only in one lighter, two darker, but overall they are very similar.

 

[NatJ]

It seems like middle pic shows male saddle feathers.

I see them too. Yes, he's a male.

See! The comb was the only reason I didn't just assume he is a quiet cock! These are his hatch makes, Noodle and Goldie. They all came from the same two hens, who are both EEs... Same roo daddy, a Wyandotte/Astrolorpe mix... Crazy how they can all be so very different!!!

Some cockerels mature faster than others.

When you breed a chicken who is already a mix (like the father, and also many Easter Eggers), you sometimes get offspring who look very different from each other, because each inherits a different combinations of genes. If you like variety, it's really fun But it's also why people who want predictable chickens are happier working with purebreds.