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. 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?
Did you think of asking it what gender it identifies as?