hen or rooster

[kelzey]

as anyone would be, im incredibly curious about the breeds of my babies & i’m not too sure what to look for when it comes to finding out about genders and such. they should be 16/17 weeks now i’m assuming & have not started to lay yet, but im sure that they will soon when they are ready. the man that i got them from said that they are mixed but didn’t say with what, so i’ve been doing my research. i believe that they may be part black copper maran? because they look quite similar to that breed but i could be wrong. the one that i’m most curious about (both about gender and breed) is the second in my pics, because she’s quite different than the other two and even is larger in size. my uncle insists that she’s a rooster even though i’m fairly certain that all three are hens. please help!

 

[ariri30]

as anyone would be, im incredibly curious about the breeds of my babies & i’m not too sure what to look for when it comes to finding out about genders and such. they should be 16/17 weeks now i’m assuming & have not started to lay yet, but im sure that they will soon when they are ready. the man that i got them from said that they are mixed but didn’t say with what, so i’ve been doing my research. i believe that they may be part black copper maran? because they look quite similar to that breed but i could be wrong. the one that i’m most curious about (both about gender and breed) is the second in my pics, because she’s quite different than the other two and even is larger in size. my uncle insists that she’s a rooster even though i’m fairly certain that all three are hens. please help!

All pullets. They look to be mixed breeds. The second one is a Easter egger

 

[sourland]

Profile shots are best for gender ID, but I will say that all are cross bred pullets. The middle bird probably has EE DNA.

 

[kelzey]

Profile shots are best for gender ID, but I will say that all are cross bred pullets. The middle bird probably has EE DNA.

thank you so much! that’s what i thought. this is a profile shot of the middle bird

 

[Chicalina]

Those pics are brilliant.

Spot the difference :

 

[Sammi_0411]

All pullets xx

 

[BuckeyeAmy69]

That second one could be a fantastic avatar!

 

[kelzey]

Those pics are brilliant.

Spot the difference :

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she acts like it too haha! a little savage. thank you for the laugh, made my day

 

[Chicalina]

little savage, lol! I've always said that chickens are just little feathered velociraptors!

I read somewhere something that said "never have a heart attack in a pig pen" and thought the same about a chicken coop, lol.

 

[Chicalina]

Jusr had a thought - you should enter your EE pic into the 2021 BYC calendar competition!