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Are we all sure before I unload "him", "her", need advice!

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by JodyJo, Jun 13, 2011.

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  1. Jun 13, 2011 #1
    JodyJo

    JodyJo Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Please take a close look at this pic, I have been told roo....I need to know before I get rid of this chicken
    8-9 weeks old...EE

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    The comb is just starting to come out, can you tell from the pic? Two sides are really pronounced, the center one not so much...and "she" crows, daily, as do the other 2 EE's I have that I KNOW are roos, full on combs on them....

    I have also watched "her" go up against the other roos, and hackle all up, you know what I mean! That is what made me start to wonder, saddle feathers?

    Help!
     
  3. Jun 13, 2011 #2
    fshinggrl

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    I have never seen a hen of that color. [​IMG]
     
  5. Jun 13, 2011 #3
    Nicole01

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    I think it's a beautiful girl. Why not wait before rehoming? What a gorgeous bird!
     
  7. Jun 13, 2011 #4
    greenSearcher

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    Just because he doesn't have a big comb and wattles, it is a boy. The legs are for a large bird, he just hasn't grown into them yet. Also if he crows and the hackles flair, it should be obviously male. Hen hackles are short, about an inch, whereas the male hackles are long and go the length of the neck, making a definite ruff when held up. He should be gorgeous when he has his full adult plumage.
     
  9. Jun 13, 2011 #5
    CoyoteMagic

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    I'm thinking it's a girl too. I've had a couple of hens that were very dominant. Crowed too. I agree, wait awhile longer.
     
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  11. Jun 13, 2011 #6
    Happy Chooks

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    It's still a boy. Pullets don't get that color variation (smut) in the wing area. Hackle feathers are pointy as well.
     
  13. Jun 13, 2011 #7
    JodyJo

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    oh great...50/50 on roo or pullet! Thanks guys!! LOL

    I am holding on to all 3 I have...we have to have tryouts for who stays and who goes...as far as looks, they all look tremendously different,
    all will be gorgeous....

    Maybe they will make it easy for me to decide...but I am saying roo...I will try to get a pic of the feather "hackling"...

    thanks again!
     
  15. Jun 13, 2011 #8
    MinnerBuckwheat

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    Great, I am more confused than ever about a couple of my EEs now! Can someone give a breakdown of what the difference in a roo and hen in the EE's are?? I am probably going to end up reposting mine tonight now. I know 3 of the 6 are hens for sure, so I will post the other 3. I would have thought this one posted here was a hen!
     
  17. Jun 13, 2011 #9
    JodyJo

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    Quote:hear hear....confusion rampant now...I was convinced till "she" crowed, even then I ignored it, pullets can crow...but then the hackle feathers and chest bumping....not sure now! ugh!
     
  19. Jun 13, 2011 #10
    Night_Wolf_Lofts

    Night_Wolf_Lofts Out Of The Brooder

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    New to the forum, but not birds! [​IMG] I am going to say....deffinately a rooster. For some reason a lot of folks have trouble sexing EE's for a while, I have even had trouble, but I would deffiantely say that the bird in question is a roo...but I have been wrong a few times! [​IMG]

    Beautiful bird though!

    Justin
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