Four EE's What gender?

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smlinn17

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Apr 11, 2014
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Hello, I just got four Easter egger chicks this weekend they are all supposed to be female. I am concerned that one in particular is male. one of them is 2-3 weeks old and the other three are around 4 weeks old.
Lets refer to them (from left to right) as red, yellow, black, and brown. Brown is the youngest.
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Side view of yellows face.

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Red's wings



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Black, the one to the far left is the one I fear may be a roo. It's wing feathers are shorter than the onther three and it is one of the older ones.

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Brown, the one to the far right is the youngest and has just as long or longer wing feathers than the older ones.


Thank you in advance for your help.
 
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Black, the one to the far left is the one I fear may be a roo. It's wing feathers are shorter than the other three and it is one of the older ones.
 
Okay so here are me EE's now at 12 weeks old. I am pretty positive that 3 of them are hens. I fear the white on is a cockerel. None of them really have combs so all I really have to go on is his tail feathers. What do you think?


 
smlinn17 said:
Okay so here are me EE's now at 12 weeks old. I am pretty positive that 3 of them are hens. I fear the white on is a cockerel. None of them really have combs so all I really have to go on is his tail feathers. What do you think?


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If, at 12 weeks old, none have obvious combs, it's safe to say they are all pullets. The coloring on all of them looks pretty female.
For comparison, this a 10-week old cockerel.

There are three boys in the photo below, age 8 weeks.


On top of the kennel, on the right, are three 6 week old cockerels. In the straw are two, 12 week old pullets (the same girls from the second photo).
 
junebuggena said:
If, at 12 weeks old, none have obvious combs, it's safe to say they are all pullets. The coloring on all of them looks pretty female.
For comparison, this a 10-week old cockerel.

There are three boys in the photo below, age 8 weeks.


On top of the kennel, on the right, are three 6 week old cockerels. In the straw are two, 12 week old pullets (the same girls from the second photo).
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Thank you, that is exciting the white one is one of my favorites.
 

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