Roo, hen, gender fluid!?

[Tookie]

Just wondering, what are the give-aways?

Comb development, also feather patterns.

 

[arazla]

But it seems like Lana (or maybe Lamar, Lance, Langley...) has a small pea comb. All of the chickens seem to have rather narrow neck feathers. Could that just be a thing with this breed?

 

[Tookie]

But it seems like Lana (or maybe Lamar, Lance, Langley...) has a small pea comb.

At that age, his comb is way too big and red. He's definitely a cockerel.
If it was a pullet he'd have a much much smaller comb, and it'd be hardly red.

All of the chickens seem to have rather narrow neck feathers. Could that just be a thing with this breed?

That's more of an individual thing I'd say.

 

[arazla]

So EE pullets would still a have pale comb at 10 weeks old? Geez, I don't know what we have in this bunch anymore. On the other hand, one of the more obvious and dominant roosters has a rather pale in comparison to numero uno rooster. But I guess his comb has always been big.

 

[Tookie]

So EE pullets would still a have pale comb at 10 weeks old?

Yes, this was mine at 12 weeks old.

 

[arazla]

If we're lucky, we have 4 roosters and 4 pullets If they were only like squirrels or ducks and just paired off...

 

[Tookie]

If we're lucky, we have 4 roosters and 4 pullets

I hope that's not the case!

 

[BastyPutt]

If we're lucky, we have 4 roosters and 4 pullets If they were only like squirrels or ducks and just paired off...

EE are one of the hardest to ID. Right when you think you have a pullet, bam... it crows.