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Week 6: the orange one hates being handled so it’s difficult to get a picture. :-)

Well the grey one tried to crow so that’s another thing added to the definitely a cockerel list

When should we start looking for red patches on possible cockerels? Is there a certain age? And if there are no red patches but a red comb at a young age would this mean it is a male? This is my first time with Easter eggers so any advice would be great.

I just realized the comb picture wasn’t too great. I’ll have to get another one in a little while

I got some new pictures in better lighting just not sunlight since it’s cloudy out. Hopefully these look better than the first: 1: (positive it’s a cockerel) it didn’t want to stand still. 2: the one I’m not too sure about. I’ll probably post again in two weeks when they are 6...

Yeah I have 4 roosters as well lol. I hatched 3 of them while I was in high school and they all turned out to be roosters. And we got one rooster with several hens. The 3 have their own run and coop, but no hens. We ordered female chicks (but I get that it’s not always 100% correct) to give to...

Dang ok. I’ll have to wait and see. I thought pink combs at a young age generally means that it’s a rooster? Also is there any breed of chicken that is easily sexed after hatching? I love having chickens but it’s hard for me to get rid of them, even when they are roosters

Hi, I’m new to this website and I was hoping to get a second opinion on my two Easter riggers that are possible cockerels. I’m positive that the grey one is 100% a cockerel due to the red comb getting redder by the day, but the orange reddish one is one that I need an opinion. I took these...