5 week old EE? Roo?

[CindyJeann]

I got this chick from an "ameraucana" bin at the local feed store. It has a weird comb that was grey when it was little but now it's black. It's legsare also black. It's wattle is red. Is it an EE? Is it a roo?

 

[NormansGal44]

The barring and coloring looks just like my EEs even though their comb area is a yellowish color. It is wide like theirs, too. I haven't looked or noticed any wattles yet.

 

[CindyJeann]

I would like to keep a couple of EE roos and I can't figure if I should keep this guy because he is exotic or cull him because he is weird.

 

[crash0330]

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I think it looks like a pullet how old is it?

 

[CindyJeann]

5 weeks and it's supposed to be an EE. I didn't think EE pullets would show a wattle that younge.

 

[rhs7111]

Keep him! He's very cool!

Not sure he's an EE, though...but it certainly seems very worth letting him grow up more before you make a decision.

 

[crash0330]

Well she seems like shes got a beard, I'd say keep hima little longer. I do agree now that he might be a rooster. But who knows with that weird comb.

 

[mother o' chicks72]

if it's a roo and you don't like him, don't cull! give him away so that he at least has a CHANCE to live!

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

mother o' chicks72 :

if it's a roo and you don't like him, don't cull! give him away so that he at least has a CHANCE to live!

I couldnt agree more! DO NOT CULL HIM! At least give him a chance. If you don't want him post an ad on craigslist or even on here. Give the poor guy a chance.​

 

[CindyJeann]

My husband hunts deer, my dad raises cattle for beef, I just boiled a (store bought) chicken to make chicken and rice. It is my purpose to raise chickens for eggs and meat. But I have to confess the more time I sit in the yard and watch them scratch the harder it's gonna be. Hard or not, I will never be a vegetarian.