What gender is this 9 week old Easter egger

[sourland]

Maybe not.

That’s a male.

Male specific saddle feathers and leakage on wing

No maybes here. It's not a roo (they are mammals), but it is a male chicken a cockerel to be exact.

 

[goosiegosieduckduck]

I asked about this one a few weeks ago but I'm still in doubt. It did make an effort at a crow sound once or twice...

Hen all the way,sometimes a dominate hen will crow especially if there is no roo. If it where a roo the waddle would be more visible at this stage.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hen all the way,sometimes a dominate hen will crow especially if there is no roo. If it where a roo the waddle would be more visible at this stage.

Easter Eggers don’t have wattles because of the beard. The comb is huge and bright red and it has red leakage on the shoulders/wings, a male specific pattern. It is 100% a male.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Yep, that’s a cockerel, sorry.

 

[prin23]

Real quick, are you familiar with pigeons/doves?

I am, I’ve had pigeons 30+ years. They can sometimes be even harder to sex lol

I agree this looks like a cockerel, a very handsome one.
I do have a dominant game hen that crows.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No maybes here. It's not a roo (they are mammals), but it is a male chicken a cockerel to be exact.

Mare said two thumbs up and X2

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mare said two thumbs up and X2

Yes I’m her eyes now so watch out

 

[NatJ]

Hen all the way,sometimes a dominate hen will crow especially if there is no roo. If it where a roo the waddle would be more visible at this stage.

Not with a pea comb. The pea comb gene makes both the comb and wattles be smaller than they otherwise would be.

And not with a beard. The beard gene also makes the wattles smaller, plus the beard feathers hide what wattles do exist.

Photos of Ameraucanas can be a good place to see examples of cockerels and roosters with no visible wattles. For example, the first photo on each of these pages:
https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/white-ameraucanas-chicken/
https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/buff-ameraucanas-chicken/
https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/blue-ameraucana-chicken/

I agree with the people who say the bird in the first post is a cockerel.