EASTER EGGER CHICKENS HENS OR ROOS

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I agree with the others that #1 is probably a roo...however there are females that have that white patterning, but the ones I've seen are more evenly patterned...and the red splashing here and there usually indicates roo...a better side photo would help to see any saddle feathers...but if I enlarge your photo enough, I think I can see the start of the saddle on his back (just in front of the tail)

#2 I agree looks like a it could be a pullet barring any saddle feathers, again a side photo with better lighting would help. It's pattern is not as even as some pullets of that color, and blotchy color is evidence of a roo.

One item of note, looking for spur nubs to determine sex won't help. Hens have nubs on their legs too. They just don't grow into spurs (usually) while males grow spurs from them. However, some females also grow spurs from those nubs.

Lady of McCamley

x2, although the white one is 100% cockerel, no doubts. Yes, you can get a splash colored hen, but not with those additional splashes of red.

I'm leaning cockerel on the red bird because of the pronounced red comb and the black patches on the back. If, as donrae suggests, they are younger than six months, they may not have saddle or hackle feathers yet.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well, i gave it a shot. better stop guessing, on the other hand sounds like i was half right. haha

 

[lvmychicklets]

Ok thanks for all the feedback. I have taken additional pics of the dark one. Please let me know what you think !

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'm thinking roo for the dark one with those photos. That's not a hen looking tail at all (unless that's a serious tail molt) and much patchier looking colors with the brown/red wash between the wings and blotchy dark.
Lady of McCamley

 

[RedIII]

Hrmmm......Here are a couple of shots of an EE pullet I have with similar coloring, for comparison. She's a little over 5 months old.

 

[BorneHomestead]

I say hen for both. If it were a rooster it would have a brighter more noticeable comb and wattles, plus at 6 months of age it would most definitely have a rooster like tail with saddle feathers and neither of these have that.

 

[donrae]

Now I'm thinking hen that's been overmated. Not meaning to sound wishy-washy, but better pics sure help!

 

[RedIII]

Now I'm thinking hen that's been overmated. Not meaning to sound wishy-washy, but better pics sure help!

If you look at the back of the head on the darker one, it almost looks like a balding spot where a rooster's grabbed hold. That's one of the initial things that made me think girl.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Now I'm thinking hen that's been overmated. Not meaning to sound wishy-washy, but better pics sure help!

I agree. I can't make up my mind, but I think the curly tail feathers are actually damaged. OP, are you sure this girl isn't older than you think, and already laying eggs?

 

[rome24kr]

she's a girl... LOL