Pullet or cockerel?

[rossi.chicks]

He's a cutie for sure!

 

[renk777]

I'm guessing that he'll look like something in between a Blue Copper Marans and a Buff Brahma.

Be still my heart. Guess I'm keeping him.... <3 Actually picked up a 3 week BCM roo and a 3 week Bielefelder roo to replace my current boys this morning on way back from picking up EEers. My established roos have been a bit rough with the kids and at least while kids are small, I can't keep roos that go after them. Once kids are out of the house, I'll keep roos just because as I have no problem keeping them in line. Woman I got EEs from will take my Silver Braekel now and mostlikely my adult BCM when new guys are ready. This definitely throws a wrench in everything. Though coincidentally enough, woman I got EEs from is taking the rest of the roos I didn't pick from friend I got Biele and little BCM from. So whichever I don't decide to keep, she'll take back as she's using them to develop more EEers. Win / win. Sometimes I'm so blessed LOL

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Olive Egger or something. Not an EE. Has feathered legs. It appears to be a cockerel. Keep tabs on the comb. If it reddens, it's a cockerel.

 

[renk777]

Olive Egger or something. Not an EE. Has feathered legs. It appears to be a cockerel. Keep tabs on the comb. If it reddens, it's a cockerel.

So sorry! I thought the term EE included green eggers. He was banded green for a green layer but he's obviously not a pullet. So what can I expect if I cross him with blue layers? Brown layers? And if he is an 'olive egger' as far as genetics go, wouldn't that point towards Marans in the background since he has feathered feet? I believe blue plus brown = olive.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

So sorry! I thought the term EE included green eggers. He was banded green for a green layer but he's obviously not a pullet. So what can I expect if I cross him with blue layers? Brown layers? And if he is an olive egger, wouldn't that point towards Marans in the background since he has feathered feet?

Most likely, yes. A lot of Olive Eggers are crosses of Marans and Ameraucana. Which this one probably is.

 

[drumstick diva]

cute cockerel

 

[renk777]

Most likely, yes. A lot of Olive Eggers are crosses of Marans and Ameraucana. Which this one probably is.

What kind of comb do you think he'll have? Still a bit of a newbie...so intrigued by genetics