ChickenChick46
Crowing
- Jul 18, 2025
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I've got a 6 week old EE and an 8 week old silkie. The EE, I really feel is a cockerel, but then at times, the comb seems lighter. In the pictures of it, it's at the feeder with an obvious male of the exact same age, a Self Blue d'Uccle. But, different comb types, so maybe not useful.
The EE has had the red all over for weeks. I know red leakage on shoulders is male specific. But I thought I read that that isn't always the case with EEs, and it's also all over, not just the shoulders. So I'm not sure that is a clue here.
Pippin the silkie, I have no idea. It might still be too soon for that one since I know silkies are harder.
Soon I'm going to need to be making plans for reducing cockerels, so I'm trying to get a good handle on how many I have. I appreciate any insights.
The EE has had the red all over for weeks. I know red leakage on shoulders is male specific. But I thought I read that that isn't always the case with EEs, and it's also all over, not just the shoulders. So I'm not sure that is a clue here.
Pippin the silkie, I have no idea. It might still be too soon for that one since I know silkies are harder.
Soon I'm going to need to be making plans for reducing cockerels, so I'm trying to get a good handle on how many I have. I appreciate any insights.
