What gender is this EE?

[americana-chick]

I bought this chick as a pullet but i think she is looking kinda rooish... I sure hope not though!

Thanks!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I vote roo, but am not completely sure. That sure looks like saddle feathers and long hackle feathers to me!

 

[txcarl1258]

Its a rooster. If it were a hen, it wouldn't have the red leakage on the wings.


ETA: I agree I see saddle feathers starting to develop as well.

 

[The Fairy Godmartyr]

I'd say roo.

 

[draye]

I'm gonna go with roo, but that comb sure looks like a pullets. Still tough the tail feathers kind of give it away. Very pretty rooster though. Where did you get him from?

 

[Illia]

Cockerel.

The gold on the neck is a dead giveaway, then the red on the wings is another sign.

 

[dldolan]

Wow! Pretty! (I'm not language challenged, just oogling!)


I need a course on color genetics...Why the gold on the neck and red in the wings is a giveaway? Is this like cats, where only the female can be calico?? Is there a good thread for me to read up on color genetics and all the terms i see bantied about by those of greater knowledge? Ouch! Giving myself a headache, but inquiring minds want to know!

 

[Illia]

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It's just a general rule for duckwing, birchen, and wheaten coloring - Males can and should have coloration (silver, gold, or red) on the hackles, saddle, and shoulders while females simply don't. (well, birchen females have it on the neck, but only the neck. . .) This Easter Egger, like most, is duckwing based. Duckwing females can have red or gold coloration on the chest, and sometimes it spreads out to the rest of the body, but it cannot pop up in the neck like this cockerel is showing. (also, those gold feathers are hackles. A rooster trait.) It's just how duckwing patterning works.

 

[RainbowBirds_of_a_Feather]

Aloha,

I believe it to be a Cockerel that is maturing to a fine Rooster EE.

 

[LilChickCoop]

roo