Gender of EE's.

[MinnerBuckwheat]

Well I don't know if I got all 6 of them in these pics. I let them free range during the day, and they are not very tame. Now that someone pointed out that one of them is a boy, I am wondering if I have more roos

I bought them all as pullets, and as Ameraucanas

I am glad I have ONE rooster, but I don't want more than that, and I had NO idea coloring was indicative of gender in EEs. I still don't know exactly what that means though, so if someone wants to explain it to me, I would appreciate it. I hate being ignorant.

 

[MinnerBuckwheat]

I've got a d'uccle or 2 in there, they always hang together!!

 

[Rin]

What I can see looks like girls to me... cept that D'uccle rooster sticking his beak in there and refusing to stay out of the shot XD But that wasn't the question :>

 

[rhs7111]

Please take close up photos of each bird's comb so we can help ascertain gender. Based on feather pattern alone, it looks like there may be a cockerel (or two?) in the group, but seeing the combs will be most helpful.

 

[klf73]

left side first pic is probably the cockeral(that was the one you mentioned). certain color/patterns are only in cockerals...the rest look like pullets...

 

[klf73]

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the "d'uccle" looks clean legged...if so probably a d'anver

 

[Rin]

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the "d'uccle" looks clean legged...if so probably a d'anver

I thought that too but tossed it up to pictures sometimes not showing them well. Especially with young ones. One of mine looked almost clean legged a month ago when really they just have a few that got torn and battered while foraging. Now they look as floofy as ever. But the fact you saw it too makes me think wasn't just a cam trick XD

 

[klf73]

I have d'anvers just because the feather legged birds just get so dirty....so they kind of stick out to me

 

[MinnerBuckwheat]

That's odd, I didn't even notice that. They have had feathered legs since they hatched. I wonder why that one would look clean legged now? They are d'uccles.

 

[klf73]

you could have a picker...some of my ameraucana look clean faced, but had huge beards before...i think my hatchery layer is the culprit