Any guess? Hen or Roo?

[SCchickengal]

This Easter Egger was bought at a local TSC store on April 7, so it’s allegedly about 2 months old right now. For reference, all of the other chicken’s around it are day old chickens brought home on April 8 (they are Barred Rocks, Columbia Cross, and Buff Brahmas).. all pullets and convincingly so. Any guess hen/roo based on the Easter Egger’s appearance?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cockerel. I believe I see male saddles. Plus that is one heck of a comb. I also don't believe EE, I would guess barred rock, but he appears to only be single barred.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agreed, cockerel... and agreed that I'm not sure he's an EE. Because he appears single barred, which I also agree with, I'd assume he's a black sex link cockerel.

 

[4Urbanchix]

Yeah he definitely looks like a cockerel but he doesn’t look like and EE. He looks like a barred rock but those Roos are more white than black so maybe a cuckoo marans

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Agreed, cockerel... and agreed that I'm not sure he's an EE. Because he appears single barred, which I also agree with, I'd assume he's a black sex link cockerel.

X2

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yeah he definitely looks like a cockerel but he doesn’t look like and EE. He looks like a barred rock but those Roos are more white than black so maybe a cuckoo marans

Even a cuckoo marans would be lighter.... and not have yellow legs.

 

[MysteryChicken]

He could be an Easter Egger, actually. They have no standard, & can be beardless, & have single combs. They can look totally different depending on the genetics involved in their make up. I'm not ruling it out.

People are just used to seeing the bearded pea combed variety, since that's what are mostly sold.

One way you can test if he is an EE, is to breed him to either a brown egg layer, or white egg layer. If he produces olive/green eggs, or light blue then he's an EE.
But also, not all EEs carry the blue egg gene, so determination will be difficult if so.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Are you allowed to keep roosters?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

He could be an Easter Egger, actually. They have no standard, & can be beardless, & have single combs. They can look totally different depending on the genetics involved in their make up. I'm not ruling it out.

People are just used to seeing the bearded pea combed variety, since that's what are mostly sold.

One way you can test if he is an EE, is to breed him to either a brown egg layer, or white egg layer. If he produces olive/green eggs, or light blue then he's an EE.
But also, not all EEs carry the blue egg gene, so determination will be difficult if so.

This is all true, but the likelihood is that this is a black sex link cockerel. Since that would be more common than a barred single combed EE.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is all true, but the likelihood is that this is a black sex link cockerel. Since that would be more common than a barred single combed EE.

I have one Barred single combed EE, but has a beard.