Looking for breed confirmation and gender on the two b&w "EEs"

Aug 8, 2018
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It's a long story how I acquired these.. After a year long break in keeping chickens because of a move, they live here now. lol
I'm guessing they are 12 weeks right about now. I was told they were ee pullets, but I remain skeptical. What do you think? Also, does the fact that they have different colored skin on their legs mean anything?
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Darn. That's what I was fearing.. I can't keep them per my town ordinance. :(
My niece will be so upset. But to be fair, I did warn her that should her "science class project" chickens turn out to be boys that I wouldn't be able to keep them. I should just go drop them off at said teachers house I think. :gig I don't know what else to do with them.
 
Those two barred birds are without a doubt males. The color is male, female barred birds are much darker and you can see the saddle feathers coming in.
As for breed, EE aren't really a breed. More of a type, normally created by mixing a blue egg layer with another breed. I'd just call them mixed breed.
 
Those two barred birds are without a doubt males. The color is male, female barred birds are much darker and you can see the saddle feathers coming in.
As for breed, EE aren't really a breed. More of a type, normally created by mixing a blue egg layer with another breed. I'd just call them mixed breed.

Oh totally about the EE breed. I was just being general to get quick confirmation. I really noticed the saddle feathers last night after being gone for a few days.. :eek:
I kept hoping that they were pullets. and that fact that their feathers were changing colors was just a fluke. lol Now, what to do with them? My standby farmer friend who takes roosters I can't keep has had her flock decimated and is unable to keep them until the reconfigure their fort knox next spring. Anyone in SE WI looking for some a couple goofy roos? :he You have a cute dog btw. My best friend is a basset.
 
I am not sure which chickens you meant for us to sex, but in the first photo you have three cockerels and two pullets. Both of the barred birds are cockerels. The red bird with the big red comb and black breast is a cockerel. The red bird with the smaller comb is a production red and probably a pullet. The dark bird with the beard is an Easter egger pullet.
 
I just wanted confirmation on the two bigger b&w ones. I have the other ones squared away. The other one you identified as a roo is actually confirmed to be a welsummer pullet. Unless her chipmunk baby stripe was all a lie. At this point nothing would surprise me. hahaha There's also the darker "ee" pullet, and a production RIR, or sex link, depending on what you wanna call those. Either way, that one's a girl too. :) This just goes to show, when you take on your niece's school projects, you get more than you bargained for. Luckily I warned her that should they turn out to be boys that I couldn't keep them, so she's at least prepared for that.
 
Sadly, though they are technically an "auto-sexing" breed, it's extremely tricky. Errors when determining Welsummer gender happen all the time.

Yours is, indeed, a cockerel. :( His coloration gives him away. Pullets sport salmon chests/gold hackles/brown body, while males are black/red throughout.

~Alex
 

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