14 week old easter eggers gender

[Ccort]

I have three Easter Eggers and wondering the gender of each now that were at 14 weeks. Ill start with this one!

 

[Ccort]

 

[Aunt Angus]

Pullet from what I can see, but I sometimes get it wrong!

Let's see what others say...

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I have three Easter Eggers and wondering the gender of each now that were at 24 weeks. Ill start with this one!

Is it 14 like the heading or 24 like this sentence..

That one is a pullet.

ETA: Pointy saddles start to become obvious between 12-16 weeks usually.. Pattern can make shape tricky

 

[Ccort]

Oh you meant this one. Okay this is an interesting one. This is a pullet. However, at a quick glance she seems to have the characteristic male red over the wing bows. What makes this different is that she also has that same red on her chest. It is more evenly distributed and not concentrated on just the shoulders. Almost like partial lacing and not a blotch of color.

Got it! That red coloring was more confined to the shoulders just a couple weeks or so ago so I thought, with it now being more evenly distributed, she should be a pullet.

I'm learning a thing or two around here!

 

[Painted Calls]

Got it! That red coloring was more confined to the shoulders just a couple weeks or so ago so I thought, with it now being more evenly distributed, she should be a pullet.

I'm learning a thing or two around here!

 

[Painted Calls]

One more, just to be sure. I think she's a pullet too but what do you think? View attachment 3165576View attachment 3165577View attachment 3165578

Pullet!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Whoops! I fixed it. 14 weeks.

I already knew it, lol! 10 weeks is a huge difference at that age.

In a rooster, are the saddle feathers always very thin like that as well?

Technically not rooster until 1 year old and mainly matters when discussing things like development, behavior, and health.

In non hen feathered breeds.. yes, after reaching a certain maturity level. I've never seen them before 10 weeks yet. and usually see them well like the photos by 16 weeks.. Noting that crowding, flock antics, or parasite (and even nutrition) can all impact the quality which can sometimes make it hard to discern, if they're too disheveled and scraggly looking. Also not forgetting that sometimes pattern makes rounded feathers look pointy. Place a piece of plain paper or your hand behind the feather to see it's true shape if needed.

Hen feathered breeds like Seabright and Campine will NOT get those. Silkies will but they're harder to discern essentially due to the lack of barbs but they do become more flowing.

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullet. She has a female specific pattern.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Pullet. She has a female specific pattern.

That's what I thought. I'm still figuring out EEs. Males often have red patches on their shoulders and, in general, a more broken up pattern across the wings, yes?