- Jul 8, 2011
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These are our 7 week old chicks from Hoover Hatchery. They're the "colored egg layer" mix, so mostly Easter Eggers and I think the black ones are Cuckoo Marans? We ordered 10, lost 2 the first day and one we culled at 3 weeks due to bad cross beak forming. I'm hoping to have some input on sexing. I have never had EEs before (we already have a flock of Buff Orpingtons, BR & RIR) so #1 is confusing me a bit as the coloring is so different than the others and the comb seems redder? Does this look like a roo to you all? Also the 2 Cuckoos are crazy different sizes, #3 has always been the smallest of the batch but seems to be developing wattles and a comb quicker than #2 which has always been the biggest chick of the batch and thinks it runs the coop. I am guessing #3 is a roo though it's #2 that acts like one. We've been slowly integrating them into our other flock and #2 will run up to challenge the adult hens which is entertaining to watch lol. Also #4 what is the poof on its head called? My kids love that one. Any ideas on breeds within the EE's would be helpful as well, but I've read it's sort of impossible to figure that out. We don't currently have any roos so we're good with at least one but I'd love not to end up with 2 if possible.