Sex question...*UPDATE*

kburen

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May 19, 2008
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From what I've read on here, 4 weeks is way too early to tell the sex of EEs, but I have a question. Of my 5 EE babies, one of them has a comb that is at least double the size of the other 4 and is starting to get little nubbs on the inside of its legs. Could this be the breeds that it's mixed with that the comb is growing so much more quickly than the rest, or are chances that it's a roo? With my luck, there's no way I managed to get 4 pullets and 1 roo out of the 5! LOL Not that I'd be upset if that were the case, the original intention was for that. :) My favorite baby is the one in question and the one who seems to deal best with being held (my fiance held it and put it to sleep in his hands when it was about 2 weeks old)...I can post pictures another time, but for now it's just a question on opinions....So, what do ya'll experts think?
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More likely than not, at that age, it is probably a roo. However, just because one doesn't have such a big comb....doesn't mean it is a pullet. Lots of boys are kind of "late-bloomers".
 
Here's a picture of "him" at about....a little over 3 weeks when the comb SHOT up. It's bigger than this now, and the others are only barely noticable. It's not a very clear picture...taken with a cell. I'll get better ones this weekend and post of all of them...Just cause I love to show them off :-D

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Chick in question....Is DEFINATELY a roo! We had him out today playing with him. My Fiance's dad pulled up some utube videos to see what the chicks reaction would be to "big chicken voices" and he tried to crow twice in return
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