11 week old EE, Cockerel?

[Illia]

Concerning the first photos - Left is a definite cockerel, right is a definite pullet



Chipmunk chicks have nothing to do with gender, has to do with color. The better the striping on a chipmunk the more pure duckwing it is. Now, a light yellow or white one with weak but definitely stripes, yet broken at times, is likely a male though. One with thicker stripes can often be a female, but, it really is unpredictable. Depends on parents.


As the chick ages best to sex EE's by color once they're 6 weeks old. Males will have yellow or red in the neck, back, or wings. Females will either be brown and black marked all over or black and white marked all over, but some can be mostly white or brown too. Just no serious red coloration, no serious yellow coloration.

 

[Coop de Grille]

My gut is telling me pullet too. I REALLY hope so, my kids have been waiting patiently for eggs since the day they hatched lol.. At least I will have ONE egg layer out of the eight older chicks. I have been trying to re-home the other roosters with the exception of the tan one. I have found a home for one, thats it! I can't have a coop full of roos, so who ever is still here by 16-18 weeks old will be heading to freezer camp.

 

[chloezoebob101]

If you lived near MO, i might have wanted one

 

[chloezoebob101]

put them on craigslist, that works for me!

 

[Coop de Grille]

I have had them listed on Craigslist for about 2 weeks now. NOTHING!

 

[chloezoebob101]

repost it so its fresh and at the top

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

She looks pullet-ish to me, and I have seen black and white EE pullets, but keep your eye on her, I have had EE's I swore were pullets turn into cockerels... I really couldn't tell FOR SURE with mine until about 16 weeks old. I even had one boy that had NO color on his wings until LATE, thought it was a pullet for the longest time.

 

[AHDCST]

Sorry I can't tell. List them on Craig's list and keep the listing at the top. It is just now getting to be time for new chickens. I bet you will get calls for them soon! people like to wait until Spring to start their flocks. Hope you can rehome them!

 

[weaveagarden]

I wonder if you can tell me what this EE turned out to be. I am trying to sex one of my own and could use the results to make a more educated guess. Thanks.

 

[Coop de Grille]

All eight of them turned out to be roo's, including that guy in the picture.