Possible Rooster

[birdlover2]

Its comb is too red for an EE to be a hen, I'd say it's a rooster, especially with it's personality! It's probably trying to establish dominance, and the behavior may go away in a while. Having a rooster can be a good thing for the hens being protected, (and of course you can hatch your own chicks with a roo too!), but if they're illegal where you live you'll have to rehome him.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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Male, 100%.

 

[chkncrazy]

It's definitely a boy you can tell from the saddle feathers as well ! If you can't have any roosters are you allowed to have chicken dinner,? Hehehe

 

[TheOddOneOut]

It's definitely a boy you can tell from the saddle feathers as well ! If you can't have any roosters are you allowed to have chicken dinner,? Hehehe

There are no saddle feathers on a bird this young. On EEs and other mixes, the red patches confirm it completely. But it is male, I agree.

 

[chkncrazy]

There are no saddle feathers on a bird this young. On EEs and other mixes, the red patches confirm it completely. But it is male, I agree.

I was looking at the feathers right before the tail starts you know sometimes I say if they're pointy it's probably a boy and if they're rounded that's female. Lol after raising chickens for 28 years you think I would know some of the terminology hahaha

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

Wowzer! He's gorgeous! Man, if you lived in Vermont, I'd take him in a half a second.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I was looking at the feathers right before the tail starts you know sometimes I say if they're pointy it's probably a boy and if they're rounded that's female. Lol after raising chickens for 28 years you think I would know some of the terminology hahaha

Do you mean here? I don’t see them.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

That little red patch on his back is telltale male coloring. If you think he's aggressive now, give him time. I just butchered my EE cockerel at 12 weeks because he was such an a$$ to the pullets!

 

[chkncrazy]

Do you mean here? I don’t see them.View attachment 2211309

Yes but and the other picture where you can see more up close

 

[VikkD]

Wowzer! He's gorgeous! Man, if you lived in Vermont, I'd take him in a half a second.

It's a beautiful bird-I hate to have re-home him