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

[crunchybabychicken]

Here is a pic.see how she doesn't have any feathers that stand up.

 

[debid]

Here is a pic.see how she doesn't have any feathers that stand up.

Did she have tail feathers and they fell out or no tail feathers ever? If never,
you'd have to give her a closer examination to be sure but there are occasionally rumpless EEs. The underlying tail structure would be missing if she is one.

 

[debid]

All have big white ears, yes!

How odd that the Leghorns wouldn't be early to lay. Well, I think you must have an EE that missed the blue shell gene somehow.

 

[crunchybabychicken]

Did she have tail feathers and they fell out or no tail feathers ever? If never,
you'd have to give her a closer examination to be sure but there are occasionally rumpless EEs. The underlying tail structure would be missing if she is one.

She has never had any.if she has the tail structure what could be wrong,and if if she is rumpled is it ok to breed her?

 

[crunchybabychicken]

Rumpless*

 

[junebuggena]

She has never had any.if she has the tail structure what could be wrong,and if if she is rumpled is it ok to breed her?

She's not rumpless. She's just missing normal tail feathers. It's been popping up in my line of Easter Eggers, originally sourced from Ideal Poultry, for a few years. I'll go snap some pics of them. BRB.

 

[junebuggena]

All have perfectly normal tails, but not the typical tail feathers. Most with this feature are males and culls. Once plucked, they look no different from their tailed brothers.

 

[crunchybabychicken]

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All have perfectly normal tails, but not the typical tail feathers. Most with this feature are males and culls. Once plucked, they look no different from their tailed brothers.

So does that mean she is a male

 

[junebuggena]

So does that mean she is a male

No. Yours is female. It just happens to pop up more in cockerels than pullets with my line.

 

[crunchybabychicken]

Ok that makes me feel betterthanks for the helpyou have some pretty birds.