Easter Egg Pullet or Cockerel?

[donrae]

Yep, feathered enough to sex by color pattern. He's a he, all right. And yes, that flashy pattern of red is the giveaway. Females just don't have that.

 

[drumstick diva]

cockerel

 

[anc2908]

Yea that's what I figured once he starting feathering out. I have 2 batches of chicks right now, 8 EE and 8 Speckled Sussex and so far it's looking like 1 roo in each group but this one's temperament is very different from the SS cockerel. The EE is not really aggressive or anything but he does this little shuffle everytime I go to pick him up and is quite a bit more dodgy than my others. Is this typical of EE roos or should I just try to work with him more?

 

[dmanhefner]

If he id agressive now it will get worse at puberty. Some ee roos are mean. I had one of 3 show it young against other birds. I culled him.

 

[anc2908]

I haven't saw any aggressive behavior towards the other chicks so far and he does love to sit on my lap so I guess I'll just have to play it by ear for now. Thanks for all the help though, I'll try and post pics after I hear the first crow in case anyone's interested.

 

[donrae]

I prefer my males to be more stand-offish. it's a sign of respect. Coming right up to you and being comfortable on your body is not really a sign of being friendly, it's being bold. Not always a good thing in an animal that will be packed with testosterone and comes with his own built in weapons.

 

[ProfNancy]

Our favorite EE ended up a roo. So we got a new set hoping for st leadt two girls to replace Isabelle..err Henry the 8th and Lady Jane....Pepper.

 

[ProfNancy]

She was a he

 

[ProfNancy]

Our new set at 9 weeks. I think we have 1 roo as the saddle feathers come to a point on Sugar

 

[donrae]

Our new set at 9 weeks. I think we have 1 roo as the saddle feathers come to a point on Sugar

these all look like pullets from what I can see. If you're concerned about a specific bird, post pics of it and we'll confirm one way or the other.