Hen or roo

[kkhoneycutt]

Can anyone tell if this is a Roo? The comb seems darker than most. It’s about 6 weeks old.

 

[Pigeony]

Still looks like a pullet, but give it a couple weeks to be sure

 

[thecatumbrella]

I agree with @Pigeony!

 

[kkhoneycutt]

I agree with @Pigeony!

Thank you! I sure hope so! They were straight runs so I’m holding out hope.

 

[WingItRanch]

Is this an Easter Egger? I think he's a boy because I see some rust coloring showing up on the wings.

 

[kkhoneycutt]

Is this an Easter Egger? I think he's a boy because I see some rust coloring showing up on the wings.

It is an “Americana” which is basically an Easter Egger from my understanding, so yes? I have 5 “Americanas” and 4 Easter Eggers. So does rust coloring mean roo on this particular “breed”?

 

[WingItRanch]

It is an “Americana” which is basically an Easter Egger from my understanding, so yes? I have 5 “Americanas” and 4 Easter Eggers. So does rust coloring mean roo on this particular “breed”?

Yep! If you see a rust color randomly pop on the shoulders area, that is male specific for EEs. Or Americanas (spelled with an i is an EE).

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

He’s a cockerel

 

[kkhoneycutt]

Yep! If you see a rust color randomly pop on the shoulders area, that is male specific for EEs. Or Americanas (spelled with an i is an EE).

So these have rust coloring as well but more prominent and not just a pop on the shoulders. Does that mean these are hens?

 

[WingItRanch]

So these have rust coloring as well but more prominent and not just a pop on the shoulders. Does that mean these are hens?

Too young to tell in that last picture but the 2 previous pictures have female specific coloring. See how the color flows evenly throughout the body? A male would be more flashy and splotchy with coloring.