Roos?? Hens?? - These EE's have me perplexed!!! NEW PICS ADDED!

[my sunwolf]

#1 looks like a pullet, I agree that the others are most likely roos...

Don't worry, it could be worse: I had 25 roosters out of a batch of 30 chicks (EE's and Wyandottes). That's 17% pullets

But your EE cockerels are really beautiful birds, I would buy them off of you in a heartbeat!

 

[bruceha2000]

I have to go with the crowd. #1 pullet and a lot of cockerels. Just too much red comb. My EEs (whopping lifetime sample size of TWO!) didn't show ANY red until they were more like 18 weeks.

One started squatting a week ago at almost 23 weeks. No eggs yet. One XL blue-green egg this morning!!
I expect the red comb (and growth) will vary by how quickly a specific bird matures but red at 9 weeks? Ouch.

Bruce

 

[tammyfarms]

I feel so bad for you! If it helps at all...I let a broody hen hatch two EE eggs, they were BOTH roos. 100%! not that I had a lot to work with but sheesh. The next batch of 7 is 3/4 one is iffy so I am not sure if it is 3 hens/4 roos or 3 roos/4 hens. Good luck!

 

[Panth]

Wow! Those are such gorgeous colors!!!!! I may have missed it, but are these crosses of EE/BLRW? Because I would LOVE to have some birds that look like those...

 

[jendodd79]

The unfortunate situation is that I was raising these chicks in a co-op fashion. So we were thinking out of 29 chicks, we'd probably get 12+ hens. 2 of us can't keep roos, and one is only taking one.

I have homes for 4 roos (so far), and we figured that it wouldn't be too hard to re home the rest. Ack! I so wish I lived on acreage so I could keep a rooster or two!

Basel - we definitely both got the short end of chicken math!!!

MySunWolf - If I had any idea way to get the roos across the Canadian border to mail them, I would in a heartbeat! I live 6 hours north of the border though

Panth - I think it's likely that they are a cross with BLRW - I was ordering some blue egg layers and she said that they were blue wheaten ameraucanas. So BW Ameraucana hens crossed with? Hmmmmmm... She keeps BLRW, a bunch of different orps and sussexs, and BCM. Same thing, if I could get them to Indiana, I'd mail them off!

 

[jendodd79]

So as far as the red goes on their body. I can see the ones that have splotchy dark wing patches - but some have a more universal body over all red colour and a single comb... grasping at straws?

 

[hdowden]

i would take 2 and 4 if you were closer to me

 

[jendodd79]

You guys are killing me! Lol! What's wrong with Canadians. Darn it BCers - take my roos!!

 

[jendodd79]

OK - a closer look for comparison - there are most that I am convinced are roos. There are a few that I'm still wavering on -

Here is my convinced roo comb for comparison, This lucky guy actually has a home! Large, red - no doubt in my mind



Now here is my "not so sure" - I'm really, really hoping that I'm right because these guys were going to go in a pair: This is a more intensive #6 from my original post. Smaller, single comb, not pink (yet...)












Here is more of my not so sures: Pale and more of a single comb than the above confirmed roo:








And here are my confirmed hens so far :


"Nellie Olsen"

"Little One"

"Anne Shirley"

 

[hokankai]

I would say the first questionable one you posted could possibly be a girl. The red on her is in a lacing pattern, which would be consistent with having BLRW in it. Rooster red is homogenous and splotchy, not patterned like that. I'd venture to say girl with that one

The other one is similar. Red lacing and a very feminine comb for 9 weeks and a single comb. My single comb cockerels reveal themselves around 5 weeks of age. So I'd say girl for that one too.