Hen or Roo?? ((new pics on PG2))

[walkswithdog]

Need a better focused picture of Dinky especially neck hackle and saddle hackle (butt near tail) pic.

 

[juliechick]

They both look like EE's, since they have beards. IMO, Dinky is a roo. The other one looks like a hen, not sure.

 

[Bleenie]

They are both EE's, Dad was an Americana & the moms were my old laying flock. The white 'hen' lost those 'crezy' feathers on her tail sometime yesterday. her rear hackle feathers are still very roundy, so it might very well be just a mixed up hen.

The curvature of the tail is what still bothers me about Dinky...

Full Body:

Head Shot:

Neck Hackle Area:

Rear Hackle Area:

Tail:

 

[catdaddyfro]

Those EE really give me a fit trying to tell the diff. on them. Dinky is another head scratcher for sure I'm going roo on this one with another big ? Looks like hackles coming in and also looks to have sex feathers in the wing bows also.

 

[obe10]

im thinking roo

 

[Robin'sBrood]

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My EE pullet had two crazy tail feathers like that too! You can see them in this pic, but this was right before she lost them and the other feathers were catching up, so it's not as bad as it was at one point.

Those feathers sure had me worried for a while... but she is laying green eggs now, hopefully Blizzard will start laying for you soon.