Help! Angel or Angelo??

[DS Jones]

Could anyone tell me if Angel is male or female. We thought we had 4 female birds. After four months, the buff orpington grew a big red comb and crowed, After that we knew he was indeed male. He and the Easter Egger, pictured, attack our two younger birds (one female & one male). We thought the EE was female but now we are not sure since s/he attacks the young male more than she does the other female. I am worried we have three males.

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like a pretty pullet to me.

 

[burdboy]

Pullet my ee pullet likes to attack my other hens too

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'd wait on this one.

Black and white is almost always a male pattern in the EE world. However, there are females that coloring. The pattern must be very even with no blotches....which yours appears fairly even.

The comb is not that big for 16 weeks, however, EE's can mature more slowly and there is definite pink in it.

I'm not calling this pullet yet. It may be a slowly developing roo.

I agree. Dominant pullets can be snotty to younger birds as well, so that behavior doesn't mean rooster necessarily.

LofMc

 

[junebuggena]

Black and white patterning is not related to gender at all. The bird in question is female, without a doubt.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Actually Easter Eggers do follow typical color patterns for females and males....while there are of course exceptions.

Black and white tends to be a male coloring for EE. The color is splotchier, with different head and hackle colors on black and white roos, but most black and white patterns will typically be seen in males vs. females.

The wild type partridge is almost always female.

I've not taken the time to figure out why genetically this seems to hold true, but it does.

Again, of course there are exceptions, but I've seen those rules hold true most times.

LofMc

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/785749/sexing-easter-eggers

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/463817/easter-egger-sexing-tips-and-tricks-pictures-included

 

[summerb123]

Pullet!

 

[drumstick diva]

sorry, on the fence with this one.

 

[chickens really]

Could anyone tell me if Angel is male or female. We thought we had 4 female birds. After four months, the buff orpington grew a big red comb and crowed, After that we knew he was indeed male. He and the Easter Egger, pictured, attack our two younger birds (one female & one male). We thought the EE was female but now we are not sure since s/he attacks the young male more than she does the other female. I am worried we have three males.

That is for sure a Cockerel.........



Cheers!

 

[kajira]

Could anyone tell me if Angel is male or female. We thought we had 4 female birds. After four months, the buff orpington grew a big red comb and crowed, After that we knew he was indeed male. He and the Easter Egger, pictured, attack our two younger birds (one female & one male). We thought the EE was female but now we are not sure since s/he attacks the young male more than she does the other female. I am worried we have three males.

That looks like a female to me.... but who knows lol