Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[Wingsfan]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the breed with 12 little ones in my brooder. Was hoping someone could help me identify sex of 2 week olds or direct me accordingly. We've guessed but I'd like to to know for sure.

 

[cjwaldon]

Please post pictures. We love to play "guess the gender" game.

 

[mzstre]

Good morning, everyone! I'm very happy to have found this thread. It has taken a few days, but I finally finished reading all the posts. I have 11 EO eggs in lockdown (thank you, James!) and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of some chicks. This my first time incubating and I'm really nervous about the outcome of the hatch, though they all looked pretty good when candled.

 

[cjwaldon]

Welcome mzstre!

 

[naturespace]

Welcome! I'm glad you are on the EO train.

This is a great thread, but you should also check out, the EO forum.
http://forums.euskaloiloas.com/
I have spent countless hours there.

Good luck with the hatch and don't forget to post photos.

 

[cjwaldon]

~ Guess the Gender ~​

At three weeks the guesses were:

blue - roo
brown - pullet
green - roo
Hobbes - undecided
purple - pullet
red - pullet
white - roo
yellow - pullet

Now five weeks old:

BLUE


BROWN

 

[cjwaldon]

Argh, clicked the wrong button. Try, try again . . .

~ Guess the Gender ~​

At three weeks the guesses were:
blue - roo
brown - pullet
green - roo
Hobbes - undecided
purple - pullet
red - pullet
white - roo
yellow - pullet


Now five weeks old:


BLUE




BROWN




GREEN




HOBBES




PURPLE




RED




WHITE




YELLOW

 

[braindead101]

Sorry CJ, Hobbes looks roo to me.

 

[naturespace]

Hobbes looks like a pullet to me. Cant see Any wattles and you really can on the other Roos.

 

[naturespace]

I could be wrong, maybe Hobbes is a roo. The comb is pink.
Yellow's coloring is really pretty already. Amazing how many different colors you can get.
I have two from my first hatch and they seemed really easy to sex. Roo has big comb and wattles and is white with some barring. Female red with very small comb and wattles. I'll have to post some pictures. Mine are 6 weeks old.
sure does get more complicated.