Caught my female trying to crow?

[moms Tree]

I always thought this was a female Easter Egger with a really rooster-like tail... 12 weeks old, now... thought it had one comb row, but after taking pictures, and blowing them up... I think I see a rooster's comb. And, I caught it trying to crow... Roo?

 

[Wyandottes7]

Yes, that looks like a rooster. I think this because of the red patches developing on the wings.

 

[appps]

What do you mean roosters comb? Do male and female Easter eggers have different combs????
Never heard that before, about any breed actually.

 

[Coop Deville]

Yes, that looks like a rooster. I think this because of the red patches developing on the wings.

Yes indeed. You have a rooster.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

What do you mean roosters comb? Do male and female Easter eggers have different combs????
Never heard that before, about any breed actually.

In EE's, or particular pea comb birds, not always but most often the males will have 3 clearly developed pea rows while the females have one main pea row down the middle and a much smaller pea row on each side such that it mostly looks like a single pea row down the middle. I have heard some females have 3 pea rows, but that is unusual.

Lady of McCamley

 

[moms Tree]

What do you mean roosters comb? Do male and female Easter eggers have different combs????
Never heard that before, about any breed actually.

Easter Eggers have "Pea Combs"... 3 rows for males, one row for females, as I understand it...

 

[roostersandhens]

That is a rooster, he is getting sickle feathers:

Sorry it's small click on it to get a closer up.
Which are the green black tail feathers. I didn't see any but he will probably get saddle feathers too. Those are the feathers next to the tail.

 

[donrae]

Rooster.

 

[appps]

In EE's, or particular pea comb birds, not always but most often the males will have 3 clearly developed pea rows while the females have one main pea row down the middle and a much smaller pea row on each side such that it mostly looks like a single pea row down the middle. I have heard some females have 3 pea rows, but that is unusual.

Lady of McCamley

Interesting. Thanks!

 

[Bens-Hens]

With the red I am sure as the others have said that is a rooster.

However, I have two pullets that seem a little gender confused. One Australorp mounts a less dominant pullet, and the other has had an attempt at crowing! Not a very good job of it but tried all the same. When we had a rooster, he liked to sing his own egg song too!

Pullet attempts to crow

Cockerel attempts egg song

Gold star for trying lol