So I got a mixed flock from ace hardware a few weeks ago. These are hatchery chicks that are sexed with a 90% success rate. However, one of the "ameraucana" (easter egger) chicks is making me think it may be a rooster. I realize it is a bit early and it is a wait and see thing, but I thought I would post with photos and update later because in my searching I only see a few updates that confirm if suspicions this early were correct or not. I can't have a rooster in my neighborhood, so finding out sooner rather than later (e.g. when it starts crowing) is best.
First of all "Barb" (my son is into Stranger Things, we also have marans named El and Max) has a comb that is getting a little pink and appears to have the three rows of peas.
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Barb is also getting reddish feathers on the shoulders/back. Barb was "chipmunk" colored when we got them the day after hatch.
Barb also does not seem to be forming a tail as fast as the other EE I have, but does have two rows of long wing feathers, and they have some pattern (bar like) on them. Sorry this photo is blurry, the lighting isn't great when I move them to their daytime pen in the morning.
In comparison, the other EE named Penguin (who looked like a penguin when we got her) has a comb that is more beige than pink and is less developed:
She has been growing a tail and does not have any red patches, she is more of a solid grey color.
First of all "Barb" (my son is into Stranger Things, we also have marans named El and Max) has a comb that is getting a little pink and appears to have the three rows of peas.
.
Barb is also getting reddish feathers on the shoulders/back. Barb was "chipmunk" colored when we got them the day after hatch.
Barb also does not seem to be forming a tail as fast as the other EE I have, but does have two rows of long wing feathers, and they have some pattern (bar like) on them. Sorry this photo is blurry, the lighting isn't great when I move them to their daytime pen in the morning.
In comparison, the other EE named Penguin (who looked like a penguin when we got her) has a comb that is more beige than pink and is less developed:
She has been growing a tail and does not have any red patches, she is more of a solid grey color.