Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

[kristaschics15]

6 weeks old now. Still watching one of them, not sure yet but hoping she's a she!
Chica

Penny

 

[Suziqzer]

I have a couple of Easter Eggers just 3 weeks old. The lighter colored one (on the left in most pics) is the one in question. Of course, I went and saved it from the feed store since I noticed it had pasty butt and didn't want it to die waiting for help. My luck it's a Roo... I'm holding out a smidge of hope, but I guess I'd rather this one be a Roo than my son's favorite since we won't be keeping one.

 

[junebuggena]

I have a couple of Easter Eggers just 3 weeks old. The lighter colored one (on the left in most pics) is the one in question. Of course, I went and saved it from the feed store since I noticed it had pasty butt and didn't want it to die waiting for help. My luck it's a Roo... I'm holding out a smidge of hope, but I guess I'd rather this one be a Roo than my son's favorite since we won't be keeping one.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

6 weeks old now. Still watching one of them, not sure yet but hoping she's a she!
Chica

Penny

Both look like pullets.

 

[victoriamb]

I have one that looks exactly like yours victoriaamb Do you know what breeds the parents are for yours???

Unfortunately not I got her from a local hardware store

 

[mymilliefleur]

6 weeks old now. Still watching one of them, not sure yet but hoping she's a she!
Chica

Penny

Both pullets.

 

[kristaschics15]

Both pullets.

Both look like pullets.

Yay!!!!!!

 

[Silo]

Unfortunately not I got her from a local hardware store

( Hopefully mines a hen.

 

[curious chickee]

If the chicks are 1-3 days old, look at the wings.  The girls have 2 feather joints and the boys have one. This changes very quickly.  If they are 1-2 weeks, look at the wing length/tail length - girls will have longer wings and a tail, whereas the boys will have stubby wings and next to no tail.  This NOT 100% at all, but if you're picking chicks up out of a bin, it will help your odds. I grabbed 8 EE's from Ace Hardware 12 weeks ago with an eye towards 1 cockerel and 7 pullets and that's what I've ended up with.   I could actually use another cockerel, so I was hoping Ideal had missed one on the 10 Welsummers & Barnvelders they sent, but nope, they got it all right this time.

That is not necessarily true for EEs. They are not feathered sexed, feather sexing only works on fast feathering male crossed with slow feathering female. Also all my EEs have long tail feathers. 3 pullets and 3 cockerels all feathered the same. I only knew the cockerels because at 3 weeks either pink combs or three rows pea comb.

 

[NickyPick]

I don't know - I've gotten EE chicks every year for the last 5 and it's worked just fine for me. The timing is crucial. By 3 weeks, it won't work anymore anyway and you do have to look at combs.