Gingasnap
In the Brooder
- Aug 3, 2020
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This spring my family and I decided to raise five easter egger chicks to add to our current flock (2 wyandottes and 1 EE). The chicks we bought were advertised as all pullets, but Im beginning to have suspicions with one of the chicks.
Here is Lucky, the chick who I am suspecting might be a roo. Compared to her siblings, Lucky is considerably larger, has thicker legs, shorter wing feathers and no tail feathers as of yet. I also noticed her comb is growing larger than her sister's. Personality wise Lucky is very self assured, and leads the other chicks. She also stands up very straight which makes me a bit suspicious that we were accidentally given a roo.
Here is another chick (named Lemon), same age as Lucky.
I know how varied EEs can be, so I really dont want to accidentally missex Lucky and give away a perfectly good pullet. Then again, out of all of her siblings she really stands out in the above mentioned factors, so knowing I have a rooster now would save my family (and flock) a lot of trouble. Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Here is Lucky, the chick who I am suspecting might be a roo. Compared to her siblings, Lucky is considerably larger, has thicker legs, shorter wing feathers and no tail feathers as of yet. I also noticed her comb is growing larger than her sister's. Personality wise Lucky is very self assured, and leads the other chicks. She also stands up very straight which makes me a bit suspicious that we were accidentally given a roo.
Here is another chick (named Lemon), same age as Lucky.
I know how varied EEs can be, so I really dont want to accidentally missex Lucky and give away a perfectly good pullet. Then again, out of all of her siblings she really stands out in the above mentioned factors, so knowing I have a rooster now would save my family (and flock) a lot of trouble. Thank you for taking the time to read this!