8 wk old EE Pic's theres a Bunch please help Sex. I read that Huge EE thread, still not sure. - Page 6

Illia is always right when she says it's a boy with certainty. lol. I would say it is the big red comb, but also the patchiness of the patterning on the feathers. Girls usually look like they have nice even lacing, and his isn't quite as even. I am seeing that now that she pointed that out. I had one last year that looked just like him, actually. Mine developed the deep brick red on his shoulders, but it took a while, maybe 3 mos old? I don't really remember, but I thought he was a girl for a while until he sprouted those red shoulders!

Honestly? Two unfortunate rehomings and you're now just going to wait for a crow? I don't mean to get fluttered about this, but, there are in fact other earlier traits to look for that pullets absolutely do not have. I'm sorry for the pullet mishap you went through, but one can indeed sex young birds accurately before crowing happens.

#6 has a very prominent comb compared to the others, and has a coloration so far indicative of a columbian restricted silver or golden duckwing male. I'm not absolutely sure on this but pretty confident.

Definite age would be just a couple more weeks when males develop feathers on the back and wings which are different in color, glossy, toothy edged, and triangular in shape. They will be, once noticed, very obvious and are a 100% sign of a male, unless of course you have a gynandromorph which are very rare.
 

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Originally Posted by Illia 

Honestly? Two unfortunate rehomings and you're now just going to wait for a crow? I don't mean to get fluttered about this, but, there are in fact other earlier traits to look for that pullets absolutely do not have. I'm sorry for the pullet mishap you went through, but one can indeed sex young birds accurately before crowing happens.

 

#6 has a very prominent comb compared to the others, and has a coloration so far indicative of a columbian restricted silver or golden duckwing male. I'm not absolutely sure on this but pretty confident.

 

Definite age would be just a couple more weeks when males develop feathers on the back and wings which are different in color, glossy, toothy edged, and triangular in shape. They will be, once noticed, very obvious and are a 100% sign of a male, unless of course you have a gynandromorph which are very rare.
 

Even with tons of pics they looked like pullets to me but kept being told they were roos so as a new to chickens owner I took the advice of another. If I am on the fence about a bird...yes, I will wait for a crow

Good luck with your chooks----

they are certainly colorful and beautiful.  EEs are a mixture, so it will always be hard to tell IMO.  The way I first noticed that a friends "pullet" WASN'T--- was by the prominent curving tail feathering.  That became evident long before he crowed. 

As a general rule, I trust more in Illia than I trust in the earth's rotation :P.  She's an angel for sharing her knowledge with the rest of us.

It's a little bit easier to simplify gender related color down to the basics.  Females will have very uniform and distinct zones of coloration.  Let's call zone 1 the head:  It will normally be a completely different color than the body and has ONE pattern on it. (lacing, solid, polka dots, whatever). 

Now, take that distinct head, and stick it on zone 2: the body.  On females, the body will generally be a different color with ONE pattern on it.  It is distinctly defined and different than the head pattern.  usually night and day different.  No bleeding, no crossover from the head allowed (chest excluded).  Just one pattern.

And to finish things up, stick them on zone 3: the tail.  The tail can do whatever the heck it wants, colorwise. Most times it will be a solid color, but it can bleed pattern in from the body to it's feathery heart's content without compromising 'femininity'.

So, the reason that Illia is saying #6 is definitely male is that the zone 1  (head) color is AAAALL sorts of violating zone 2 (body), and leaking all over the pattern.  How rude!  Teenaged boys tend to be that way.

my EE are 8 weeks old and it's really obvious what ones are boys. they are much bigger and their combs are big and bright red.

I've been having a hard time telling what my Orpingtons are and i think it's because they are all females. Could be the same for you. They look like females to me.