Wondering where you ordered them from and how old they are. I'm hesitant to even guess on these because I think you may have more than one cockerel.I have 7 EE's. I ordered 6 females and 1 male. I'm not sure if it's too early to tell or not. I don't have individual pics of them all. Here's the group:
I'm really hoping she is a pullet! My husband and 19 year old son think it's a cockerel but they have absolutely no experience with chickens. I have 7 chickens and 7 different breeds. She looks different than the others with her puffy cheeks and longer tail feathers so they think she is a he! I'd love to show them the egg she lays in a few months!
Wondering where you ordered them from and how old they are. I'm hesitant to even guess on these because I think you may have more than one cockerel.They look very young, though, so it's really just guessing for me.
Too young to tell at this point. Wait a couple more weeks and post another pic. We should be able to help you out then... Your chick still has a lot more feathering out to do... And with EE you can usually tell sex by color pattern on the feathers and also by comb.HELP! 3 week old EE! Roo? Pullets?
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Looking at your group shot, those evenly distributed patterns, from what I can see, are pullet patterns, so those types are probably females. In the next week or so, really watch and compare the combs. The thinner, paler combs belong to pullets, while combs that thicken and turn raspberry pink are cockerels. You should be able to tell your male by 6 weeks. Post more picks if you have any doubts.
Not to freak you out, but it was Bunny that I thought had a large comb for a pullet. There are always individual variations, and she does have pullet coloring, so is probably a pullet (with a big comb!). Looks like a pretty group you've got, and despite the horror stories, the hatcheries get it right most of the time (except for one of my EEs
). I wouldn't be in a huge hurry to give away the 2 promised pullets just yet. Wait and see how the coloring develops so you can pick the ones you like best!
Ha! I have five kids - -NOTHING freaks me out anymore! My kids have handled the "different" ones the most, and those are their favorites, so we probably don't mind parting with two of the look-alikes. I'll post some more pictures in a week or two if we don't have one crowing yet.Looking at your group shot, those evenly distributed patterns, from what I can see, are pullet patterns, so those types are probably females. In the next week or so, really watch and compare the combs. The thinner, paler combs belong to pullets, while combs that thicken and turn raspberry pink are cockerels. You should be able to tell your male by 6 weeks. Post more picks if you have any doubts.
Not to freak you out, but it was Bunny that I thought had a large comb for a pullet. There are always individual variations, and she does have pullet coloring, so is probably a pullet (with a big comb!). Looks like a pretty group you've got, and despite the horror stories, the hatcheries get it right most of the time (except for one of my EEs). I wouldn't be in a huge hurry to give away the 2 promised pullets just yet. Wait and see how the coloring develops so you can pick the ones you like best!
