They are definitely gorgeous!! Loooove their patterns
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its the big red comb for the age, a pullet won't develop that until around 16 weeks. Also the EEs feather pattern is quite male.
Oh! So red splotches = cockerel? OK. I didn't know that.Agreed.
By feather pattern, we mean the splotches of red all over the wings and back.
Thank you! The variety and beauty of the chicken breeds is one of the top draws for me. I really wanted that EE to be a pullet because she was so pretty. It seems like the cutest chicks are always boysThey are definitely gorgeous!! Loooove their patterns
Most likely cockerels. You can post pics if you like and we can take a look for you.Oh! So red splotches = cockerel? OK. I didn't know that.
Also, if the red comb before 16 weeks indicates a male, I think (very sadly) that I have four more roos in the making... I have an Isbar, 2 Lavender Orps, and a Black Copper Marans who have red combs already and only 3 weeks old
Oh, well. That's the risk we take when we start this chicken habit, right?
Your Splash EE is a cockerel.My husband and I are debating the gender of these 8-9 week old chickens. I think one is a little Roo in training and he thinks it is the other. (We heard a suspicious squawk this morning!) One is a Gold Laced Wyandotte. The other (white and red) is an Easter Egger (RIR cross, I guess). Praying it isn't BOTH of them! Of course they (and 5 others) were all sold as pullets. Would anyone care to weigh in? Thank you!
Thank you! I will get pics of them later this week and post them here. I volunteer at a day camp all week so I probably wont get to it until Friday.Most likely cockerels. You can post pics if you like and we can take a look for you.
Such a bummer. Of the four, he is the calmest and easiest to pick up. Comes up to me every day and just sits down in front of me, takes dandelion leaves from my hand, or watches me clean the coop. I hate to sell him but we can not have roos this close to the city. *sigh*Your Splash EE is a cockerel.
Agreed.Too young, but no obvious males.