Hey,
So I "thought" my chicken was a girl. I've never had chickens before, so this is new to me. I asked for help with figuring out what sex she was and thought I had it nailed down. Well, yesterday I got her a friend, cause everyone said she needed one. So I got a pretty little Araucana (so sweet and pretty btw). But my EE was aggressive to her. I figure it was like any animals that they needed to get used to each other. But looking at the difference in their legs/feet, how dainty the Araucana is, compared to my EE....and the EE was stepping on the Araucana's back and pecking at her head? So I'm wondering could my first chicken, the EE, in fact be a roo? She (?) has NEVER even tried to crow....she is about 12 weeks. I rescued her, so I can't be positive about age, other than looking at feather development etc. Her comb isn't very big, and she doesn't have those things coming off her jaw. So basically.....HELP. Is her behavior normal, or is she a He? I took lots of pictures to show everyone. So I would greatly appreciate all the advice anyone can give. Thank you, Jacquie
I took this so everyone can see her saddle feathers. I have nothing to compare them to, so I don't know if they are more pointy or not?
Those are her feet....I think (compared to the Araucana's) they look kinda stocky and Big!
The left is the new chicken (Araucana) and the right is the EE and the one I'm asking about. This is the behavior that I'm talking about. She steps on the other chickens back. I added this pic to show her full profile.
Anyways, thank you all again.
Jacquie
So I "thought" my chicken was a girl. I've never had chickens before, so this is new to me. I asked for help with figuring out what sex she was and thought I had it nailed down. Well, yesterday I got her a friend, cause everyone said she needed one. So I got a pretty little Araucana (so sweet and pretty btw). But my EE was aggressive to her. I figure it was like any animals that they needed to get used to each other. But looking at the difference in their legs/feet, how dainty the Araucana is, compared to my EE....and the EE was stepping on the Araucana's back and pecking at her head? So I'm wondering could my first chicken, the EE, in fact be a roo? She (?) has NEVER even tried to crow....she is about 12 weeks. I rescued her, so I can't be positive about age, other than looking at feather development etc. Her comb isn't very big, and she doesn't have those things coming off her jaw. So basically.....HELP. Is her behavior normal, or is she a He? I took lots of pictures to show everyone. So I would greatly appreciate all the advice anyone can give. Thank you, Jacquie
I took this so everyone can see her saddle feathers. I have nothing to compare them to, so I don't know if they are more pointy or not?
Those are her feet....I think (compared to the Araucana's) they look kinda stocky and Big!
The left is the new chicken (Araucana) and the right is the EE and the one I'm asking about. This is the behavior that I'm talking about. She steps on the other chickens back. I added this pic to show her full profile.
Anyways, thank you all again.
Jacquie