Pullet or Cockrel?

[khpadventures]

"Americana" chicks from the local feed store, approx. 5 weeks old. They were sold as sexed females, but we all know how that goes! The one with the green leg band, yellow legs and red on the breast and shoulders/back I suspect might be a cockerel....the other black/barred with dark legs appears pullet so far I think.

 

[nuthatched]

Those red shoulders look male to me.

 

[cherrynberry]

"Americana" chicks from the local feed store, approx. 5 weeks old. They were sold as sexed females, but we all know how that goes! The one with the green leg band, yellow legs and red on the breast and shoulders/back I suspect might be a cockerel....the other black/barred with dark legs appears pullet so far I think.

You have one cockerel and one pullet. For now…

 

[cherrynberry]

Those red shoulders look male to me.

Yeah, the patches on the shoulders looks like an EE cockerel characteristic

 

[khpadventures]

Oy. What does one do with an EE rooster? I already have a big man on campus....and definitely do not have enough hens to support another rooster. All my other chickens are duel purpose, so into the soup pot the extra cockerels went. Hm....

He is very pretty so far. That deep red on him really is quite eye catching. And an adorable little muff to boot, little stinker.

 

[cherrynberry]

Oy. What does one do with an EE rooster? I already have a big man on campus....and definitely do not have enough hens to support another rooster. All my other chickens are duel purpose, so into the soup pot the extra cockerels went. Hm....

He is very pretty so far. That deep red on him really is quite eye catching. And an adorable little muff to boot, little stinker.

They are really gorgeous! I love our EE cockerel…he has a lot of red on him. If you can’t keep him, you could always try rehoming. I love EEs because they can be bred with a lot of other breeds to produce: olive eggers, moss eggers, Easter eggers, and many more other names hatcheries made up.

 

[Aapomp831]

Strange…. I thought you couldn’t sex EEs until at the very least 8 weeks. Maybe they did the vent checking method?

 

[khpadventures]

They are really gorgeous! I love our EE cockerel…he has a lot of red on him. If you can’t keep him, you could always try rehoming. I love EEs because they can be bred with a lot of other breeds to produce: olive eggers, moss eggers, Easter eggers, and many more other names hatcheries made up.

He is so pretty!!

 

[khpadventures]

Strange…. I thought you couldn’t sex EEs until at the very least 8 weeks. Maybe they did the vent checking method?

Yes, I think they were sexed as day olds from the farm via vent checking.

 

[cherrynberry]

He is so pretty!!

Thanks!