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  1. NickyPick

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

    The one one the left looks like a cockerel and the one on the right is a pullet, I believe.
  2. NickyPick

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

    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.
  3. NickyPick

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

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

    Roosters sure get pretty. Especially their hackle & saddle feathers. My oldest at 5 years, Mr. Feathers: And Mr. Feathers' feathers <g> I was sitting with the chicks and he jumped up on my lap. I wish I could have gotten this close up in the sun.
  5. NickyPick

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

    They all look like pullets to me. Best thing about EE's, in my opinion, is how differently they all can look. Certainly makes it easier to tell them apart when you're slapping names on them!
  6. NickyPick

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

    Wow - something about this picture - the stance, the look in the eye - just screams cockerel to me. I'd definitely keep an eye on this one. The other (black head) is a pullet.
  7. NickyPick

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

    I'm going to go with cockerel on this one. Because of both the stance and because at that age, there's still no tail. Not 100% foolproof, but it's a good indicator for the first 2-3 weeks. I used the wing/tail length to pick one cockerel out of a bin at Ace Hardware to go with 7 pullets and...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

  9. NickyPick

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

    Ok, here are some better pics. I'm still about 90% sure she's a pullet, but that reddish tinge showing up on her back has got me doubting myself. The other chick with the same pattern does not have the red feathers.
  10. NickyPick

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

    Thanks. I need to get some pictures in better light. Considering that those two (1 & 3 in the group shot) are so similar in coloring, it's the reddish patches that are showing up on this one that has me thinking. Then again, the one I knew from the beginning that was a boy looks very obvious...
  11. NickyPick

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

    Back in February, I picked up 8 EE's from Ace Hardware. I specifically picked what I believed were 7 pullets and one cockerel and so far, it looked like that's what I got (the one I picked as a boy is definitely a boy). Today, I was looking at one of the pullets and I'm starting ot have some...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Some of my pullets, 17 weeks. Mr. Feathers is the father of all. This is Diamond. Mom is a New Hampshire/Leghorn cross Pearl - same mom as Diamond (also younger pic - from back in June) See the lovely EE fan tail? <g> Raisin - love the departure from the typical orange on the...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    Here's my boys. First, the father, which is my 2+ year old EE from my first ever batch of chickens. He's Mr. Feathers. He's so funny when he walks - his spurs are almost 3 inches long, so he kinda waddles in order to not trip!! This is Conan, one of the 2 17 week olds. His tail is...
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    I'm way behind (page 385), but I call this the EE fan tail. It's pretty distinctive. I'm hoping to catch up to the end of the thread soon and post some pics of my 13 & 17 week old cockerels. One thing I've noticed in the chicks, is about 90-95% of the time, if it's starting to grow a tail...
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