Baby Roo?

[redkan]

(S)He is just shy of 2 months old and is a bantam easter egger. I'm 99% sure he's a roo but thought I'd see if you all agree. Pictures of parents follow.

Mom (white hen in foreground)

Dad

 

[thechickenguy]

looks like a roo.
thechickenguy.



very prity parents i mite add.

 

[RAREROO]

Oh yeah Thats a roo for sure.

Love the moms color too

 

[slackwater]

You know, the comb & wattles are bright...but where are the pointy saddle feathers?

 

[PotterWatch]

At only 8wks old, it won't have saddle and hackle feathers showing yet. Not too far off though.

 

[redkan]

Oh good, I'm glad roo seems to be the consensus. His full sibling is turning out to have a stray silkie gene (see picture) and I'm getting excited about seeing the results of them breeding back to each other.

 

[thechickenguy]

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very pritty pullet. gorgous.

 

[Pidgey104]

looks be be a young roo but not EE. the hens looks to have silkie in her background.

 

[redkan]

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LOL, I've posted their father and fore-mothers (?) in the past for breed and everyone has an opinion on the breeds that went into making them. I get green eggs from most of the hens with the occasional pink egg layer showing up, thus the reason I called them EEs. Aren't EE's supposed to be mutts who lay green eggs at their most basic? Are there other breeds that lay green eggs? This is definitely the first time the silkie gene has popped up.