Cockerel or Pullet?

[Marcymom3]

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Thank you! Do you say she could start laying real soon because her comb is such a vibrant red? Or is there some other way to tell? I can't wait to get my first egg!

 

[Marcymom3]

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Yay!! Thanks!

 

[Marcymom3]

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Thank you! Can't wait to hear the egg song!

 

[jasmtnljj]

I am not familiar witht he breed to comment on it other than its tail looks like a pullet. The comb looks a bit big but that again, it might be normal that this breed for a pullet. I am used to breeds with smaller combs on hens. BUT on the topic of cockerals crowing- i just butchered two roosters this week that were 26 weeks old and never crowed. My third rooster i kept and he only started crowing last week at 25 weeks old. My little banties on the other hand have been crowing since about 10 weeks old.

 

[Lothiriel]

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Thank you! Do you say she could start laying real soon because her comb is such a vibrant red? Or is there some other way to tell? I can't wait to get my first egg!

Yup, her comb, and her age. Pullets usually start laying around the 20 week mark -- some earlier, some later. My EEs started at 19 weeks.

 

[cbohn80]

right before mine started laying the comb got bright red and they started squating when we reached down to pick them up

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29577744@N06/3813512811/

this isnt my pic but its a great example of what it looks like