Bantam breed? (Was told Easter egger)

[BlueO]

Ok I got some pictures of one of them. And there’s a picture of him next to a little Wyandotte that’s a bit younger than him. They are about two weeks old and one of them (the one in the pictures) keeps making a kind of crowing sound. Is it too early for the roosters to start practicing crows? Thanks!

 

[Ladybird CA]

I’ve heard of chicks practicing crows as young as 2 weeks old. Their eyeliner isn’t that dark so they all look like cockerels to me. Maybe the 2nd one might be a pullet.

 

[BlueO]

I’ve heard of chicks practicing crows as young as 2 weeks old. Their eyeliner isn’t that dark so they all look like cockerels to me. Maybe the 2nd one might be a pullet.

Thank you! And I forgot to mention the Wyandotte is a pullet. The rest of my chicks are sexed. Dose the eyeliner indicate hen or roo? I’m hoping for two hens and one rooster. I can get some close up pictures of there eyes.

 

[Ladybird CA]

In my experience, yes. I had 12 fawn silver duckwings with half that had dark eyeliner. Those 6 turned out to be pullets. Fawns are a lighter version of BBR so their eyeliner is lighter but females still darker than males.

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[BlueO]

In my experience, yes. I had 12 fawn silver duckwings with half that had dark eyeliner. Those 6 turned out to be pullets. Fawns are a lighter version of BBR so their eyeliner is lighter but females still darker than males.

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Thank you! All there eyeliners look the same to me. Do you have any idea? This is the one that keeps “crowing”.

 

[Ladybird CA]

Now they’re looking more like pullets next to him because they are darker. So I’ll guess that you got what you wanted .

 

[sean_wonder]

Is the “eyeliner” an actually sex-linked trait or just a trend you’ve noticed in your stock of Old English Game bantams @bantamsrmyfav

 

[BlueO]

Now they’re looking more like pullets next to him because they are darker. So I’ll guess that you got what you wanted .

Good! I got the last three so I was worried they would be all roosters! Thanks!

 

[Ladybird CA]

Is the “eyeliner” an actually sex-linked trait or just a trend you’ve noticed in your stock of Old English Game bantams @bantamsrmyfav

It’s something I’ve noticed but could be sexed linked