Is my "hen" a Roo

[JenifferHartman]

This is Ebany, my black and rust colored Easter Egger. S(he) is about 6 months old. I'm starting to wonder if S(he) may be a rooster? S(he) has the same comb as my 2 younger 7-8 week old EE roo's (who are already crowing so I know for sure they are roos.) But Ebany has never crowed and aside from the comb, looks and acts just like the hens her age. I guess we'll know when/if S(he)lays or not. What do you think?

This is Ebany with a couple of the hens

 

[sourland]

Ebany is indeed a hen.

 

[JenifferHartman]

Is it common that some of them get combs just like roosters?

 

[donrae]

that's a hen. this is where age is important. your young guys have combs this size at an early age, showing they're male. Hens nearing point of lay/sexual maturity get larger, redder combs, but not as large as a mature rooster. When your roosters are her age you'll see the huge difference in combs.

 

[popsicle]

Since the EEs are potentially mixed with who-knows-what, there will be great variation not in just colors and sizes, but also with the size, shape and color of their combs.

 

[JenifferHartman]

Miss Ebany is most definitely a hen. She layed her first egg yesterday. Day after I posted this.. go figure

Her little green egg next to a store bought

 

[K Spot]

Congrats!