The first EE is the only one that looks cockerel-ish with the red wing patches coming in. It is a different looking bird, very stocky, like there is some Cornish in it. Do you know the mix?
#1 does not have a Wyandotte rose comb. Can't say why... that would be a question for the breeder. The 2 you showed close up look like pullets.
Sorry I missed this post, but I agree with the others that said pullet.
Cockerel on the left, unsure of the other.
I bought them from a feed store that had mixed the left over "Americauna's" with their meat birds. 1 & 2 were identical but 1 suddenly got way stockier. There's no telling what they are mixed with! All 5 are starting to get pink wattles in which has me nervous
Could be that #1 isn't even an EE then. "Americaunas" from a larger hatchery are fairly standardized for what they are and not mixed... mostly Ameraucana in type (shape, comb, facial fuzz) but are non standard for variety (color) ...they mostly have green legs and pea combs and lay blue or green eggs. An EE from a backyard breeder could be just about anything... it really depends on where your feed store got the chicks. EEs generally don't get wattles either.
Thanks! Came from a hatchery. I bought them second hand. No telling, I guess.
Just did a little reading on this. Rose combs are dominant, which means if both parents (with rose combs) carry a recessive single comb gene, about 25% of their offspring will have single combs. There was also some discussion/disagreement that intentionally breeding in single combed birds increases fertility, so it may have been intentionally done. I've heard occasional reports of silver laced Wyandottes having single combs.
Thank you so much! That is very interesting. It’s like a blue eyed kid from two brown eyed parents!!
Yes! same idea.
