4 Week Easter Egger Gender?

Pullet or Cockerel?

  • Can’t tell yet - need better pictures

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Apr 13, 2020
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Hi!!! I got three little girls four weeks ago, or at least I ordered three girls. They are Snowy Easter Eggers and are supposed to have pea combs. I’ve noticed that one of my girlies is much bigger than the others. She has larger feet, and a LOT more comb growth. The others have VERY little to no comb growth (only one tiny bump if any) while Fluffy has quite a bit growth on her comb, and it’s also MUCH redder than the others’ combs. I’ve attached some pictures of “her”.

Fluffy, four week old white Easter egger:
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I just read something that cockerel tail feathers develop later/more slowly than pullets' tails. Is this true of all breeds? Because Fluffy (our cockerel suspect) had the longest tail feathers, developed at about the same time as the others'. But Fluffy's have continued growing, while the other two's tail feathers have barely continued growing at all. Fluffy's feathers look different in the way they are arranged together as well. Her feathers are grouped together in a straight line across, and the others have an almost upside down v-shaped feather configuration. I attempted to sketch out the shapes, of course this isn't 100% accurate, but it gets the point across. The size difference is pretty accurate as well. Not quite this extreme but they are about 70-75% Fluffy's size. Wing growth is mostly same for all three.
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Sorry that I forgot these details.
Thanks for the help everybody!!!
 

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