Cuteness overload! Love the puffy little faces.
Yes, still too early to tell. No male signs, because they all look like females until they don't. The only early sign could be slower feather growth = a male. It's not very reliable with EEs, though.
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Cuteness overload! Love the puffy little faces.
I almost don't want to say anything... It really is too early, but keep an eye on the center one. I see a wide bumpy comb compared to the other two. Also, it is very pretty, which boys often are. You want to see plain janes. There is enough variation in EEs that it could still be a pullet (hope it is) and it is feathering at the same rate as the others, which is a good sign, even pattern is good. Legs look slender, also a good sign. But that comb! Could easily have a rose comb (Wyandotte type) mixed in. We'll see. Post next week, please.
#1 is for sure ruler of the brooder, but is also larger then the rest. He/she makes sure it is the first to eat when I refresh the food and huddles the rest in a corner seemingly to protect them. I can not see any comb on it either. I was really hoping it was a rooster
#2 is a blue-ish color under the red so I think the feathering slower was an eye trick unless your referring to something else.
I almost don't want to say anything... It really is too early, but keep an eye on the center one. I see a wide bumpy comb compared to the other two. Also, it is very pretty, which boys often are. You want to see plain janes. There is enough variation in EEs that it could still be a pullet (hope it is) and it is feathering at the same rate as the others, which is a good sign, even pattern is good. Legs look slender, also a good sign. But that comb! Could easily have a rose comb (Wyandotte type) mixed in. We'll see. Post next week, please.
Training tip:#The gold one with the black head has a 3 row pea comb. That's an indication of a male. If it starts looking slightly pink, you'll know for sure. (I have heard of, but never actually seen a female with a 3-row pea comb. It's very rare.)This one I just can't tell. I'm guessing it's mixed with a red breed, so the rule about the red on wings & chest cannot really be applied. The comb is still pale, so that's a good sign.
My big girls all know when I'm coming. They like to meet me at the back door and are very friendly. I did just start giving the babies treats so they are removing closer to me that my seven-year-old likes to have a little bit of fun and scares them off. Thank you for your input I am hoping that I at least get two pullets! If not I'm going to buy an incubator and test each one of my hands to see who is giving me cockerels.Training tip: Try sitting out there with them & let them take mealworms from your hand. Don't even bother trying to catch them, just let them get used to you as a source of delicious treats. Soon, you'll have them jumping up into your lap & following you around the yard. I've never had to chase a chicken. I make them come to me. Here's what mine do when they see me coming or hear me call: If you do not have time for training, picking them up at night when they're roosting is another way to catch them easily.