Are my Eastet Eggers pullets?

[sourland]

A guess is just a guess at this point in the game. Does anyone else think these look almost like Wyandottes rather than EE ?

 

[lazy gardener]

I thought that with the one on the left. Comb photo would be telling.

 

[Prettychick44]

If that red patch of down on the shoulder of the chick on the left turns into a red patch of feathers, he's a cockerel.

Pullets often have partridge feathering, which shows well in the wings of #2. If she does not develop any red patches, she'll be giving you some eggs.

And, I'm just guessing at this point. As others have said, feathering needs to be present to tell for sure. When you post later pics, be sure to include each chick in his/her own set of pics, and show top view: clear photo of comb, and side view, including legs, shoulders, and tail.

Okay thank you! I will be keeping my eye on that then. Named them carmela and mocha because they reminded me of little coffee beans, but after reading some more EE threads i feel like i will need to do some renaming. Especially if mocha is a boy.

 

[Prettychick44]

Thank you everyone for Your replies Im very excited to see how these 2 grow up and turn out

 

[lazy gardener]

A guess is just a guess at this point in the game. Does anyone else think these look almost like Wyandottes rather than EE ?

Most Wyandotte have yellow legs, but the legs on these EE are light colored. The down pattern on face of L chick looks wyandottish, so perhaps a bit of Wyandotte mixed in.

 

[debid]

The left one looks to have both silver and gold genes (see the red on the noggin as well?). I think it's an EE pullet with some spectacular patterning to come. The one on the right has the more common golden chipmunk look. I don't see Wyandotte at all.

 

[debid]

Found some pix for you in my archives.

• debid
• Mar 13, 2013

My silver & gold pullet EE chick is on the right. She didn't have as much black in the face as yours but otherwise, pretty darned similar. And this is her grown. You can see how she looks like a browner version of a silver partridge hen just like she was a browner version of a silver partridge chick.

• debid
• Apr 30, 2013

FWIW, see that flashy tricolor look on the other EE chick (center)? She came out gold penciled, no white anywhere. Baby camo can be deceiving.

 

[Prettychick44]

I know its not close to 8 weeks and theres a filter stuck on this camera i can't seem to take off but i thought i would show how cute they're coming out to be! I love the colors they're starting to show..

This was the only photo she was standing still long enough to not be a blur... The brown one has SO MUCH ENERGY... I hardly ever ser her napping when I go to check on them. Hope thats normal none of my other babies seemed to be so high strung.