ee.s or Americauna? Hen or rooster?

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I disagree--the black and white EE is a cockerel. See the white patches coming in on his shoulders? You can't get that in a female bird, it's sex-linked.

Otherwise, the other two are looking like EE pullets so far but you don't have a side shot of the middle one to see the wings, so I have to reserve judgement on that one. You can't go by combs with young EEs. Sometimes cockerels don't get comb development until 10+ weeks.

 

[Veer67]

I disagree--the black and white EE is a cockerel. See the white patches coming in on his shoulders? You can't get that in a female bird, it's sex-linked.

Otherwise, the other two are looking like EE pullets so far but you don't have a side shot of the middle one to see the wings, so I have to reserve judgement on that one. You can't go by combs with young EEs. Sometimes cockerels don't get comb development until 10+ weeks.

I was thinking that the coloring was rooish.

 

[urbhenz]

Thanks, ya know I had a sneaking suspicion the black and white one may be a cockerel. I appreciate your imput and knowledge