These girls are 5 weeks old and so far I see nothing that indicates they are roos, but I have read a few different times that EE pullets tend to have certain coloring. How about these ladies? Are they ladies?
This is Daisy. I have 3 who have very similar coloring--Daisy and the two in the next pic. Daisy is the largest, but otherwise they're pretty similar.
These are Wendy and Maisy.
This is Tweety (my 7 year old named her
.) She is the only one I have with this coloring.
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Finally is Felicity. She is the only reddish one of the bunch.
I really hope these are all pullets. Our 3 Black Australorps are all roos
and the jury is still out on my Light Brahmas. (Look for them in another post!) Thanks.
Edited to add: I am now highly suspicious of Daisy and Tweety. They are the first and third pic in the original post. Here they are today at 6 weeks.
Tweety (the silver one) has been getting all jumpy with one of my BA roos. Her comb looks a bit pink. Here is a pretty good side view of her along with her face.
And another shot. I couldn't get a good close up of her face, but her comb doesn't have 3 distinct pea rows yet, but it is wider than my 3 EE who are the same age who are almost certainly hens. It's a bit pink, though it looks darker in the pics than it does in real life. It doesn't look as dark as my known roos (not EEs though), but it is darker than my pullets.
Here is Daisy up close.
And from the top. I've seen nothing rooish in her behavior and she pretty much just blends in with the crowd. Her comb is a bit pink. No wattles, though. I think her coloring looks girly, doesn't it?
I know I just need to be patient. It's so hard!
This is Daisy. I have 3 who have very similar coloring--Daisy and the two in the next pic. Daisy is the largest, but otherwise they're pretty similar.
These are Wendy and Maisy.
This is Tweety (my 7 year old named her
Finally is Felicity. She is the only reddish one of the bunch.
I really hope these are all pullets. Our 3 Black Australorps are all roos
Edited to add: I am now highly suspicious of Daisy and Tweety. They are the first and third pic in the original post. Here they are today at 6 weeks.
Tweety (the silver one) has been getting all jumpy with one of my BA roos. Her comb looks a bit pink. Here is a pretty good side view of her along with her face.
And another shot. I couldn't get a good close up of her face, but her comb doesn't have 3 distinct pea rows yet, but it is wider than my 3 EE who are the same age who are almost certainly hens. It's a bit pink, though it looks darker in the pics than it does in real life. It doesn't look as dark as my known roos (not EEs though), but it is darker than my pullets.
Here is Daisy up close.
And from the top. I've seen nothing rooish in her behavior and she pretty much just blends in with the crowd. Her comb is a bit pink. No wattles, though. I think her coloring looks girly, doesn't it?
I know I just need to be patient. It's so hard!
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