Roo or Hen? Blue Cochin

[Littlemadonna]

Here's another. Her name is Souffle (Sue). She us kinda getting fluffy cheeks too.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Here's another. Her name is Souffle (Sue). She us kinda getting fluffy cheeks too. View attachment 1685350

She might be a favorelle as well. Favorelles have sexual dimorphic feather coloring

 

[Brummie Pekin]

Hi guys I just wanted to ask what do you look at when identifying a roo? Because I always tend to look at the legs and body posture but I wonder if anyone else does that?

 

[Zebra and Yolk]

Here's a better pic.

Just in case, I would check for spur development on it's legs. If you see buds or even an itty bitty spur I think he is a rooster. Another way to check is if his tail is growing alot more than your hens' tails.

~Jadyn
Hope I could help!

 

[Zebra and Yolk]

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I have had some hatchlings gifted to me. We are not allowed Roosters in our area so I'm trying to determine what these are. I have 5 hatchlings. 1 I am 100%sure is a Salmon faverolles Rooster. I have a very unique frizzle naked neck, an Easter egger, a blue cochin and a bantam cochin. My blue cochin is very fluffy but is starting to get a comb and wattle. They will be 6 weeks this Friday.

Sorry... I just looked at all the pictures and I am 99.9% sure That he is a rooster... He is so cute though!

 

[drumstick diva]

How nice 007 Sean decided to participate. Wonder what happened to Jed Jackson. Hope he is all right. He has been missing .

 

[Littlemadonna]

You are all so helpful! Thank you so much for all your input. I will most definitely keep you all posted as they get bigger. My EE supposedly came out of a green egg. Don't Buff Brahmas lay brown ones?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Easter Eggers are a mix of breeds. Generally people attribute them to laying green or blue colored eggs but due to their ancestry you can get a pretty wide range of egg colors ranging from browns and pinks to greens and blues.

I agree though that the Blue Cochin is probably a male. The Salmon Faverolle definitely is. The Frizzle NN appears to be a pullet. The bird you thought was an EE also looks like a Buff Brahma to me and that was my first thought when I saw her. As she ages some more it should be a bit more evident. Breeder quality Faverolles sport their muffs and beard practically from hatch. Hatchery quality Faverolles don't always have those really full beards. Since the little cockerel's beard is so light it's possible that the mystery chick could be a Faverolle hen. The evening light makes it kind of hard to see well. It lightens the colors and washes them out a bit. Does that little mystery pullet have five toes like the male? Sometimes hatchery quality birds are missing the extra toes. I still can't tell if there is that pink/salmon color or if it's more of a buff color. What type of comb does it have?

 

[Littlemadonna]

I don't think she has the extra toe. I am going to check now.

 

[Littlemadonna]

Easter Eggers are a mix of breeds. Generally people attribute them to laying green or blue colored eggs but due to their ancestry you can get a pretty wide range of egg colors ranging from browns and pinks to greens and blues.

I agree though that the Blue Cochin is probably a male. The Salmon Faverolle definitely is. The Frizzle NN appears to be a pullet. The bird you thought was an EE also looks like a Buff Brahma to me and that was my first thought when I saw her. As she ages some more it should be a bit more evident. Breeder quality Faverolles sport their muffs and beard practically from hatch. Hatchery quality Faverolles don't always have those really full beards. Since the little cockerel's beard is so light it's possible that the mystery chick could be a Faverolle hen. The evening light makes it kind of hard to see well. It lightens the colors and washes them out a bit. Does that little mystery pullet have five toes like the male? Sometimes hatchery quality birds are missing the extra toes. I still can't tell if there is that pink/salmon color or if it's more of a buff color. What type of comb does it have?

She does have an extra toe. Only on one foot though. Her feet appear to be similar in color to his as well. Her extra toe is very tiny but she does have one. I can post a pic in a bit. I just have to have my son take it when we are bringing them back inside.