Easter Egger rooster or hen?

[cmbookworm]

Hooray! Thanks so much. She's a really sweet bird, too. We have buffs, a red, a black sex link, and had Barred Rocks (they were done in by predators, but we recently got new ones. Because, chicken math. And we have a broody hen sitting on eggs now!) The others were so easy to tell! The 2 that are laying have been producing beautiful blue eggs. It's super cool- they're really neat birds. So, looks like we have 4 EE ladies like I hoped! There's about 4 weeks between the 2 pairs, so I imagine these 2 are only a few weeks away from laying, since our other 2 have been going for a couple of weeks.

 

[Avell]

I have a lot of opinions on My EE Squeak being a rooster or a hen. Squeak is 10 weeks old. Nothing he/she does is rooster like. No crowing yet. In fact Squeak was raised by two Golden Comet Hens who he/she follows around and does everything exactly like them. What confuses me is when people say "that's a cockerel ", but I really feel Squeak is a girl. There's no standing tall or trying to be alpha. So what do you guys think? I'm just waiting for the crow but is there anything about Squeak that looks like a hen?? Still has the little baby chirp too.

 

[donrae]

I have a lot of opinions on My EE Squeak being a rooster or a hen. Squeak is 10 weeks old. Nothing he/she does is rooster like. No crowing yet. In fact Squeak was raised by two Golden Comet Hens who he/she follows around and does everything exactly like them. What confuses me is when people say "that's a cockerel ", but I really feel Squeak is a girl. There's no standing tall or trying to be alpha. So what do you guys think? I'm just waiting for the crow but is there anything about Squeak that looks like a hen?? Still has the little baby chirp too.

At 10 weeks, Squeak is still just a baby, so that's why he's not acting like a rooster. But that red comb at this age tells the tale, plus the darker shading on the wings. He's a boy, and the mature look and attitude will come eventually.

 

[drumstick diva]

What a handsome boy, deserves a more dignified name than Squeak.

 

[Avell]

What a handsome boy, deserves a more dignified name than Squeak.

Wellllllllllll, we call him squeak cus he's a squeaker...and he had a buddy named pip that the neighborhood dog got when they were just babies. Pip & Squeak..Squeak is eager! I caught him trying to mount one of our hens already twice!

 

[drumstick diva]

I used to be called PIP squeak, or shortstop, or peanut, or half pint because I was (and am) very short.

 

[Avell]

So my little boy Squeak is indeed a boy (thanks for noticing before I did lol
Question: He's a little over 2 months old and has been mounting my 20 week old golden comets (who haven't layed yet) . I'm wondering is he fertile already or just practicing? He tried to crow the other morning and it was like a teenage boy hitting puberty

My two hens pretty much raised him but now he's trying to do his thing with them and I wonder if their first eggs will be fertile. Im thinking he's a bantam too.

 

[junebuggena]

So my little boy Squeak is indeed a boy (thanks for noticing before I did lol
Question: He's a little over 2 months old and has been mounting my 20 week old golden comets (who haven't layed yet) . I'm wondering is he fertile already or just practicing? He tried to crow the other morning and it was like a teenage boy hitting puberty

My two hens pretty much raised him but now he's trying to do his thing with them and I wonder if their first eggs will be fertile. Im thinking he's a bantam too.

He's not a bantam. At 8 weeks old, he is about the same size as an adult bantam. He still has a lot of growing to do. At this point, his behavior is dominance related, not sexual.

 

[Avell]

Ok thanks. The lady that gave him too me kept saying they were Cochins (obviously not) then she said well no they're bantam Easter eggers... Shoot, I don't know-- I just found out he was a cockerel last week. We shall see.

 

[cfack]

I have a two month old Easter egger. Sounds like he is crowing in the mornings. Cockerel or hen?