Sexing Easter Eggers

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This is one of my Easter eggers that I got 8 weeks ago. I have her isolated because the other chickens pecked her tail area to bleeding twice. When they were smaller I saw this one as the aggressive one who chased others. And now this is the one getting picked on. The tail is certainly a lot more straight up than the others of the same breed. I am concerned this is a cockerel. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, as these are my first chickens. Been reading a lot on here already.
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Correct. The chicks are not sexed when they hatch, so its a mixed bag.

Funny story, when i went to buy chicks a couple months ago, the feedstore pointed at a bin (of what i now know are barred rocks) and said "These are straightrun", without telling me the breed. So i thought that was the name of a breed of chicken. When i went to another feedstore and they pointed at their bin of RIRs and said "These are straightrun", i was severely confused and just bought my chicks. Later i looked it up and realized that i am an idiot :D

Honestly this post made my day. I laughed so hard, I did something similar when I first started with chicks too. I appreciated this post! :D
 
Here are 3 of my 4 EEs at about 6 weeks. I think 2 are cockerels and one pullet? But this is my first time with chicks and from this thread I'm getting that EEs aren't the easiest to sex!

I really want this one to be a puller...she is very sweet and mellow!
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This one I think pullet?
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This one I think is a cockerel, like 90% sure...thoughts? Nice bird too!!
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Here are 3 of my 4 EEs at about 6 weeks. I think 2 are cockerels and one pullet? But this is my first time with chicks and from this thread I'm getting that EEs aren't the easiest to sex!

I really want this one to be a puller...she is very sweet and mellow!
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This one I think pullet?
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This one I think is a cockerel, like 90% sure...thoughts? Nice bird too!!
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First chick is a pullet. Next two are cockerels.
 
What do you think about these birds? 10 weeks old I have one more I will post later. She would not let me get her head in a picture. The saddle feathers worry me on the third picture.
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