5 week old chicks & sexing them

[vckums]

I am going to a breeders in a few days and wanted to get more easter eggers. She informed us that they are 5 weeks old but aren't sexed. Our city ordinances don't allow for roosters, so is there a way to ID hens/roosters at that age for that breed?

 

[Judy]

EE's are some of the hardest to sex, as they are basically mutts. Guess I'd choose the ones with the smallest and palest combs, and hope.

 

[sherrydeanne]

AT 5 weeks, look for chicks with their head feathers in and not white/splotchy and almost invisible single-looking combs. That should be closer to 75% than 50%

If you really want to be fairly sure, wait 2 more weeks.