Aug 26, 2009 #1 ggrap Songster 12 Years Joined Jun 5, 2007 Messages 330 Reaction score 10 Points 156 Location Colorado I thought this was a girl, we hatch it out. But now am suspicious of the hackles. What to you think? About 6 months. Thanks!
I thought this was a girl, we hatch it out. But now am suspicious of the hackles. What to you think? About 6 months. Thanks!
Aug 26, 2009 #2 briana1975 Songster 10 Years Joined Feb 23, 2009 Messages 2,190 Reaction score 37 Points 181 Location Carleton Mi. He's all so white it's hard to tell. But look at the size of the feet.
Aug 26, 2009 #3 SproutGirl Songster 11 Years Joined Apr 3, 2008 Messages 341 Reaction score 8 Points 141 Location Missoula, Montana 6 months, huh? And no crowing or eggs yet?
Aug 26, 2009 #4 okiehen Songster 12 Years Joined Oct 25, 2007 Messages 1,778 Reaction score 14 Points 181 Location Oklahoma Its hard to tell, but I think shes a pullet point of lay.
Aug 26, 2009 #5 LeBlackbird Songster 10 Years Joined Aug 17, 2009 Messages 3,258 Reaction score 124 Points 246 Location SE Pennsylvania Quote: Looking at the size of legs/feet is a largely unreliable way to sex.
Aug 26, 2009 Thread starter #6 ggrap Songster 12 Years Joined Jun 5, 2007 Messages 330 Reaction score 10 Points 156 Location Colorado No crowing sightings. As for eggs, hard to tell, I have almost 200 chickens. Don't tell my husband. I have caught her roosting though.
No crowing sightings. As for eggs, hard to tell, I have almost 200 chickens. Don't tell my husband. I have caught her roosting though.
Aug 26, 2009 Thread starter #7 ggrap Songster 12 Years Joined Jun 5, 2007 Messages 330 Reaction score 10 Points 156 Location Colorado Let me correct that last post. I have *not* caught her in the nesting box.
Aug 26, 2009 #8 ROOSTER_ROO In the Brooder 10 Years Joined Jul 21, 2009 Messages 30 Reaction score 0 Points 22 All of my pullets have hackles, and yours would fit right in with my pullets !
Aug 26, 2009 #9 speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Feather Member 18 Years Friend Spirit Educator Joined Feb 3, 2007 Messages 80,785 Reaction score 19,440 Points 1,426 Location Blue Ridge Mtns. of North Georgia You cant really go by the hackles on EEs since most of them look rather pointy anyway. The saddle feathers and the width of the comb are more telling. That looks girly to me.
You cant really go by the hackles on EEs since most of them look rather pointy anyway. The saddle feathers and the width of the comb are more telling. That looks girly to me.
Aug 26, 2009 #10 tallieb Chirping 10 Years Joined Aug 10, 2009 Messages 159 Reaction score 0 Points 99 Location Arizona Looks like a Pullet to me