Thank you all for responding.
I just realized that I mis-counted it's age. The RIRs are 4 months old and the EE's are 3 months old.
I read the 30+ pages of posts of people, like me, who aren't sure of the sex of their EE, and it seems like it is very hard to tell the males from the females. I've looked at the pictures, compared combs, body shapes and feathering and I'm still confused. My bird is white and black, which I read is often a male, but these were supposedly "professionally sexed" as females when I bought them as chicks. If I had known the black & white ones may be males, I would not have chosen a chick that color. Live and learn.
I'm glad to hear that some hens may crow. It's in a cage in the garage tonight so I can see if it makes any noise in the morning.
Winkin' (my other EEs are Blinkin' and Nod) hasn't seemed aggressive. The legs don't look thicker and I haven't seen any spurs. Some tail feathers do look like the sickle shape. Winkin" is mostly black and white with just a few pale buff feathers which may be another bad sign. I don't think that I have enough posts to include a picture.
The men in my family said they won't mind having to do the first step towards chicken & dumplings but I've gotten attached to the little critter and hope it's not a rooster.
