sexing my EEs?

[cybrchick]

This is one of my americaunas - about 17 weeks. I have 2 that looks similar, tho the other is darker. Same size, same comb, etc. I'm thinking pullets?

I have 3 smaller chicks too, 1 americauna, 2 RIRs. I'm thinking 1 rir is a roo bc its bigger but not sure. They about 8 weeks. The americauna I'm thinking roo as well based on what ive read here. Any ideas?

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

The EE looks like a pullet to me.

Both the Production Reds look like roos, sorry

 

[cybrchick]

What about the bottom ee? He's in between the 2 reds, kinda grey.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Hmm that's going to be a tricky one. That partridge pattern is usually female but there's a lot of red in it too and that could be an indication of it being male.
Can you post a closer up picture like a face shot and a body shot?

 

[cybrchick]

I got a head shot. Body shot was too hard right now bc they got super skittish and kept running. Daughter caught him for the head shot. Didnt want to stress him anymore.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Keep your fingers crossed, it has a tiny single comb so I think ...Girl!

Oh by the way, my Mother has 2 single comb EE hens and both lay brown eggs, so the probability is good that she won't lay colored eggs. I think I remember reading that the gene that determines egg color is linked to the gene for Pea comb.

 

[cybrchick]

Oh I hope so! We have 7 big chickens and 2 turned out to be roosters. Then these 3 and I was thinking 1 red roo and ee roo. We keep losing out on hens! Lol! I'm sad to think both reds are roos. Bummer. Lots of soup I guess down the line. (We wanted about 10 hens and a roo, so far we have 5 maybe 6 females and maybe 4 roos! Gonna have to get more females - maybe sex linksto avoid this issue! Lol

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Yeah, I'd avoid more EEs because the hatcheries seem to goof on sexing those the most. I really like the Red Sex Links for laying abilities. My Wyandotte crosses have the sweetest personalities. I don't have a whole lot of experience with the other breeds though. I am getting 25 assorted pullets from Meyer Hatchery, I hope I get some variety