This is our second 10-week EE. Same issue...I think we're in the clear except that darn tail. I feel like they can't BOTH be boys since we just got 2 from the pullet bin and they both have it, but we all know life isn't fair.
The comb is similar to what I just posted....single-row pea without real redness.
Sorry, I can't tell much from the pic. A black head would not mean cockerel. If you do not see any color in the comb by now, perhaps a pullet. Body looks plump. Maybe some orpington in the mix. Does it have the cheeks of an EE?How about this babe? I was thinking because It has a black head, and silver body, I had a cockerel on my hands. But at 13 weeks old I was expecting to have more color coming out on the shoulders. Sorry for the poor quality picture. This batch was raised by a broody, so it is difficult to get close enough for good pictures. It has been interesting watching this one mature. It hatched with no tail, and had a really different body shape as a chick. In fact this chick only started growing a tail about a month ago. The tail feathers are curved, but not exactly rooster-like. Thoughts?
In late spring/early summer there will be many people trying to find homes for accidental EE cockerels. If you really want a rooster, you could have your pick and likely get him for free. There will be lots of males of other breeds looking for homes too, so you would have a wide selection.
Wondering if anyone could help me sex this little chick. I hatched them about 4 days ago from a so called splash wheaton am and a dark buff easter egger.
