Hi there, I'm new to raising chicken so I would really appreciated your help on this one.. I have the feeling that our dear Easter Egger, Chewy is a roo.. Im I right?? It's about 7 weeks old now. Many Thanks!!! and this 5 weeks old brown Chanteclair could be a Roo too?? It's the one in the middle..
Chevy does not really look like an EE to me, but yes, you could be looking at a roo there. On the Chantecler, the light makes it difficult to see the color of the comb. However based on the feathering for 5-weeks, I'd lean more towards roo than hen. Is it possible to post some updated pics where we can see the comb color a little better?
I don't see any signs yet, that Chewy is a roo - might be a pullet. Post new pics again in a couple weeks. As for the Buff Chant. Usually males are slower to feathers, but my Barnevelder pullets were extremely slow to feather and had tall legs - they looked extremely rooish at 4-7 weeks, but ended up growing into lovely hens. You'll have to post pics again later on this one too.
With that wide comb and huge feet, Chewy looks like a roo to me. I had a splash Ameraucana roo that looked just like him when he was little. Wide comb and big feet mean rooster. Look for three rows of bumps on his comb. My boy turned into a beautiful rooster. I loved him. He sacrificed himself to save his flock from a predator and I'm so upset he's gone.
