Is this gorgeous 8 week old EE pullet really a dude?

[ging3rhoffman]

Here is my 7 week old EE and he had a red comb at 4 weeks old. I dont see that bright red comb on your EE and your EE is 5 weeks older then this fella, so I'd say you have a pullet.

 

[klf73]

I am going with cockeral, my pullets don't get comb color until 5 months or more. You should look in the area right in front of the tail, see if there are any thin pointy feathers coming in....

 

[legacyln]

Ok I'm going to look this evening for the saddle feathers-- that is the term I couldn't rememeber in my original post. I will report back and let you know one way or another as s/he ages and let you know.
I am on 18 acres and we actually LIKE roosters and would like to have one, but have not been able to keep them in the past b/c they've attacked our 3 and 4 1/2 year old kids. If this turns out to be a cockeral I thikn he'll be a beautiful one and I'll definately give him a go using the tips on this site to decrease the aggression. Thanks for all your input. Once again, I love this forum.

 

[klf73]

yes, he is beautiful, would love to see his mature feathers later on

 

[carolina chicky]

Wow, that is a very beautiful bird!!

 

[legacyln]

Congratulations to all who voted cockeral: he is crowing this morning.

 

[fshinggrl]

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Thanks for this... I had to laugh. He's a pretty one!!!

 

[stormylady]

Your Cleopatra looks just like my Jasmine!

 

[ZZsBabiez]

First pic looks like a pullet.. second pic looks like a roo... this is not an easy one!

My guess is roo... only about 60% sure.. LOL

 

[klf73]

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