It appears I have a pair

[Minniechickmama]

I hatched out some little and very cute Buff Laced Sebrights last summer. They are adorable. I got 4 to hatch but having them in the brooder with bigger chicks, I ended up losing 2 of them. I thought all along that I had 2 pullets, one with the rosecomb and one with a single. I have gotten 2 eggs on some days and they seem to be distinctively different shapes, so I was SURE I had 2 pullets. However, one is a darker shade of buff than the other, but knowing there are differences in shades of coloring, I thought nothing of it, especially when I would get 2 eggs a day some days. Today I am working in the garage where I have these two and I hear a strange crow, not from the two Silkie roos I have in there. I finally turn around and find this little darker Sebright crowing!!!! What the heck????? I have a pair!?!?!?! Well, I have never seen them breeding, and I have only ever heard/seen the lighter one on an egg. So, I am saving the next few eggs and putting them in the incubator to double check what the heck is going on. Either I have a girl who crows or I have a girl who lays 2 eggs a day sometimes!! Holy crap! Now, I just wish the one didn't have that stinking single comb!
This is the suspected cockerel: ( I couldn't get a really good shot because it wouldn't hold still long enough )

And the suspected 2 egg layer:

And just to be clear, I know these are not show birds, they are purely in my possession to attempt to make my oldest brother jealous that I have chickens and he does not. Sebrights are his favorite breed, and even though Silvers are his most favorite variety, when I saw these listed I thought they came close enough to tease him with. Then he let loose that he also likes Birchen Modern Game Birds. Well, well, well....guess what I just happened to get with a mixed batch from a notable chicken breeder about 7 weeks ago? AND it is a little pullet. Imagine that!

He threatened to tell Mom, but she is hard of hearing, so she isn't going to hear his whining.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Still looking for some opinions.

 

[hinkjc]

They both look like females to me, but it is hard to see them well in the pics. It is not unusual for a female to crow if there is no male present.

 

[pixiedouglas]

I can't tell, but the fact that you got them just to annoy your brother made me laugh out loud! and threatening to tell mom, LOL!

 

[leree1019]

Quote:
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

You have 2 hens there. Sebrights are pretty dominant birds and the only breed where I had hens in hen-only groups crow like roosters. The more dominant one will take the lead role and can/will start crowing.

 

[Minniechickmama]

They are the only two in that cage, but I have two Silkie roosters right next to them and they crow quite often. Would that have any influence over them. Here are pictures of the two eggs I get from them, you can see there are two distinctly different shaped eggs coming out of their cage, one is very oval shaped and the other has a more tapered end.

Okay, here is a really hard one... Which eggs are the Golden Cuckoo Marans? Think hard now! Then there are 2 green EE eggs and a blue egg that either came from my EE named Pigeon because she is colored like a buff and blue pigeon, or it is out of my Blue Ameraucana.

Tomorrow I am taking eggs to school of my 3rd grade daughter's class to learn to blow out eggs and make Easter ornaments from them. Should be a hoot! My almost 15-year old son did it as a demonstration in speech class and broke an egg on his face from pushing too hard when he was practicing here at home. I laughed SO hard! I wish I had had a video camera.

It's the simple things folks.