EE comb

[ImNotYogi]

I don't see any distinct rows on this one. The other two still have single rows. The girl's (I hope) comb simply looks like a big bump.

Edit: Will be four weeks on Monday

 

[Lady of McCamley]

The comb doesn't look problematic to me, yet....I find the best early indicator to be color pattern on an EE. While 3 pea rows typically indicates a roo, some pullets can have 3 rows. Roo's will always get larger, redder combs, earlier.

As to the feather color...Is the color and pattern even or blotchy?

Roosters get blotchy, quilt like block patterns, while pullets have even feather patterning.

LofMc

 

[Chicken Girl1]

The comb doesn't look problematic to me, yet....I find the best early indicator to be color pattern on an EE. While 3 pea rows typically indicates a roo, some pullets can have 3 rows. Roo's will always get larger, redder combs, earlier.

As to the feather color...Is the color and pattern even or blotchy?

Roosters get blotchy, quilt like block patterns, while pullets have even feather patterning.

LofMc

x2

 

[ImNotYogi]

So far the feathers are uniform though I'm waiting on the hackles. The other two EEs started to get theirs recently. The one in question is also my friendliest so far.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The comb doesn't look problematic to me, yet....I find the best early indicator to be color pattern on an EE. While 3 pea rows typically indicates a roo, some pullets can have 3 rows. Roo's will always get larger, redder combs, earlier.

As to the feather color...Is the color and pattern even or blotchy?

Roosters get blotchy, quilt like block patterns, while pullets have even feather patterning.

LofMc

I agree

 

[BantamLover21]

The comb doesn't look problematic to me, yet....I find the best early indicator to be color pattern on an EE. While 3 pea rows typically indicates a roo, some pullets can have 3 rows. Roo's will always get larger, redder combs, earlier.

As to the feather color...Is the color and pattern even or blotchy?

Roosters get blotchy, quilt like block patterns, while pullets have even feather patterning.

LofMc

x4

 

[ImNotYogi]

Should I be concerned about the slow hackle growth? I'm pretty sure the EEs were similar in their feather growth rate up until now though.

 

[Wyandottes7]

The comb doesn't look problematic to me, yet....I find the best early indicator to be color pattern on an EE. While 3 pea rows typically indicates a roo, some pullets can have 3 rows. Roo's will always get larger, redder combs, earlier.

As to the feather color...Is the color and pattern even or blotchy?

Roosters get blotchy, quilt like block patterns, while pullets have even feather patterning.

LofMc

x4

 

[ImNotYogi]

The comb started getting a pink tint the day after I posted this. And he started crowing this morning.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The comb started getting a pink tint the day after I posted this. And he started crowing this morning.

The pink comb this early is a sign of a cockerel and crowing of course is!