Hen or roo? Beautiful EE

[Areyoucluckingme]

This sweet thing is 9 weeks old and should have the blue egg gene. Praying for a pullet. What do you think?

 

[nuthatched]

That's female plummage.

 

[Saveria]

Definitely a pullet, she would have a red comb by now if it was male.

 

[Gray Farms]

Female specific pattern

 

[Areyoucluckingme]

Thank GOD. Lol I was leaning towards female too but i've had some surprises.

 

[Saveria]

Female specific pattern

That is cool, I didn't know you could tell with EEs by feather pattern.

 

[Gray Farms]

That is cool, I didn't know you could tell with EEs by feather pattern.

It's not a breed trait. It a pattern trait. With the partridge pattern the sexes are completely different looking, no matter what breed.

 

[Saveria]

Thank you for teaching me that. So, a male partridge pattern would look more like this guy, I am guessing? (but would have a beard if it was an EE.)

 

[Gray Farms]

Thank you for teaching me that. So, a male partridge pattern would look more like this guy, I am guessing? (but would have a beard if it was an EE.)

Yes, this would be the male partridge pattern