hello PeaceDuckies
i used to live in DeKalb Co. (Auburn/Waterloo) , but i'm up near Lansing,MI now (since 2004).
i used to live in DeKalb Co. (Auburn/Waterloo) , but i'm up near Lansing,MI now (since 2004).
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I'll say pullet. Those wattles are the only non-hen thing about her. Wouldn't a blue cockerel be getting some darker color feathers in around the shoulders and hackles? (That's a serious question, since I really don't know how blues color out. I just know blue roos end up with different colors sort of.) ETA: I checked, and I found a blue orp thread where someone said they call the cockerels "saddle backs" cuz they have dark backs and silver bellies. So I'm sticking with pullet for yours.Here's a challenge for anyone who cares to play the 'Guess the gender" game: This Blue English Orpington ia the result of a lav orp roo x mauve orp hen. Daddy was a very leggy cockerel who grew giant pink comb/wattles by 4 weeks. Mama hen had a small pink comb as a pullet. This Chick just turned 7 weeks old. I've never had one take this long to figure out. Comb looks female; wattles look male (IMO) Pics were all taken today and are all the same chick.![]()
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Today she looks more like a she, but yesterday I was leaning toward male. Any guesses????
@PeaceDuckiesHello from Northeastern Indiana! (I'm located 10 minutes from Michigan and Ohio).
Thanks. You've got a point that there are more pullet traits.... at least for today.I'll say pullet. Those wattles are the only non-hen thing about her. Wouldn't a blue cockerel be getting some darker color feathers in around the shoulders and hackles? (That's a serious question, since I really don't know how blues color out. I just know blue roos end up with different colors sort of.)
ETA: I checked, and I found a blue orp thread where someone said they call the cockerels "saddle backs" cuz they have dark backs and silver bellies. So I'm sticking with pullet for yours.![]()
Did you think of asking it what gender it identifies as?Thanks. You've got a point that there are more pullet traits.... at least for today.
Last Sat, she/he gave me these pics & really had me worried.
I swear it changes gender every couple days. LOL
I started out a few months ago with a Rouen drake and hen. They're spoiled rotten and they know it! Last week I brought home 8 ducklings - 4 Rouen and 4 Pekin. They are currently occupying our bathtub, but I'm calling it their condo![]()
Okay... I'mDid you think of asking it what gender it identifies as?
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Did you think of asking it what gender it identifies as?
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