Is this a Rooster or a hen??? it was sold to me as a hen pullet....

[NaturalCharm81]

Since I have a new dilemma, and we're all on this post anyway...... Can roosters eat lay feed???

 

[greenSearcher]

Mine do... But I have only one or two per coop. I have feed my boys slated to the freezer layer feed, but more lightly, I let them clean up more thouroughly.

Of the EE's, the white one might merit watching. I have a white EE girl, but most of the white EE's have been boys. Normally the boy will have red, or orangey brown on the shoulders, thick legs and a big old pea come. The girls combs are closer to their heads and more bumpy. I only say this because even when I clicked on the picture, it was hard to tell. EEs are tricky sometimes to sex. The others look like girls. Again, for boys there will be larger combs and wattles, a manly stance, hackle feathers at the neck, real obvious when they are challeging another bird, and the saddle, sickle feathers; often they will contrast the body color but not so much for RIR or Barred birds.

 

[NaturalCharm81]

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Yes after all the newfound education I recieved today I was wondering if my little white, and black EE, was a boy. My white one has always been behind in the growing process in comparison to the others, but the comb thingy is bigger than the others. While my black EE is large, she doesnt really have a comb protruding.

they are in their coop now, I wonder if i can get a closer look with the cam (altough it will probably be through hardware cloth/wire) Hmmmm

 

[NaturalCharm81]

Well not the greatest camera for poor lighting, but this is a couple with the white one and the other EE's. My white one has always been the runt of the group and yesterday one of the hens pulled out one of the 2 tailfeathers that had finally come in...lol I just thought they were doing the pecking order thing.