Easter Egger Pullet or Roo?

[PNWJewele]

Pullet, I love her colors!

Thank you. I love her colors too and so relieved to hear she's not a Roo.

 

[PNWJewele]

100% sure she's a pullet. That's a female plumage pattern.

I was concerned since I'd read somewhere about pointed ends on feathers being a Roo and also Peppa's legs at 15 weeks are larger than my 15 mo old easter egger hen (the one in my profile pic). Very glad she is 100% a pullet.

 

[PNWJewele]

New to byc, not sure if I should be butting in here but I'm wondering if anyone knows what I have here? This beauty hatched from a olive egg however it does not have a crown, just a tuft of feathers on top. Is it a roo??? Thanks in advance for your help

Very pretty bird and I'm still fairly new here too. Welcome!

 

[PNWJewele]

Hi!

She is one very pretty pullet! I love the name Peppa, it is so cute!

Thank you I was not looking forward to having to re-home her if she was a he. Her original name was Pepita (due to the pumpkin color) but our grand-daughter was calling her Peppa and it stuck.

 

[debid]

I was concerned since I'd read somewhere about pointed ends on feathers being a Roo and also Peppa's legs at 15 weeks are larger than my 15 mo old easter egger hen (the one in my profile pic). Very glad she is 100% a pullet.

The neck ticking can make the feathers look pointed when they aren't.

And some gals have thick legs. Look at the tree trunks on this pullet:

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[PNWJewele]

The neck ticking can make the feathers look pointed when they aren't.

And some gals have thick legs. Look at the tree trunks on this pullet:

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Thank you!

 

[PNWJewele]

At 18 1/2 weeks, Peppa began laying on June 10th. Definitely a pullet.

 

[debid]

At 18 1/2 weeks, Peppa began laying on June 10th. Definitely a pullet.


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Yay for green eggs and lots of them! 18.5 is on the early-early end of the normal range, too.

 

[PNWJewele]

Yay for green eggs and lots of them! 18.5 is on the early-early end of the normal range, too.

Yes I am thrilled her eggs are a different color than our other Easter egger. Now impatiently waiting on our Speckled Sussex and Golden Laced Wyandotte girls to start laying.

Photo of Peppa's green eggs top and Ophelia's blue eggs bottom (not very blue looking in the photo).

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Yes I am thrilled her eggs are a different color than our other Easter egger. Now impatiently waiting on our Speckled Sussex and Golden Laced Wyandotte girls to start laying.

Photo of Peppa's green eggs top and Ophelia's blue eggs bottom (not very blue looking in the photo).

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Trying to photograph egg color for the greens and blues is always so disappointing, isn't it? They either end up looking washed out or over enhanced, even in natural lighting.....