5 week-old Easter Egger - Cockerel or Pullet?

[TheFugitivePen]

This summer, we ventured outside Australorps and ordered some Easter Egger pullets from Mt Healthy.
We were shocked at how big the chicks were and how quickly they grew compared to our Australorps.

The largest chick has always been Wizard. Big legs, big feet, big all over from day one. However, Wizard is timid and has always seemed to have a pullet personality.

At five weeks old, Wizard's pea comb is pink and growing larger. However, it's too young to crow or have definite saddle feathers (I think).

Cast your votes: do we have a huge pullet or a shy cockerel?

 

[nuthatched]

I see red wing leakage.....cockerel

 

[fluffycrow]

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[TheFugitivePen]

I see red wing leakage.....cockerel

Is red coloring always a sign of a cockerel in Easter Eggers?
We started noticing red feathers on Wizard a week or two ago.

 

[nuthatched]

Is red coloring always a sign of a cockerel in Easter Eggers?
We started noticing red feathers on Wizard a week or two ago.

Yep, on any breed with red somewhere in its genetic makeup

 

[SilverBirds]

Cockerel X3.

Along with the leakage, the comb is very red.

 

[IvyBeans]

Oh man, I too have a big pullet from Mt Healthy. Big, but shy. What did Wizard look like as a chick? My Easter Eggers are bigger than the Orpingtons which surprised me.

 

[Party_Chicken]

cockerel. This is my EE from mt healthy. Notice the red shoulder leakage I don’t even need to look at the comb for this guy.

 

[TheFugitivePen]

Oh man, I too have a big pullet from Mt Healthy. Big, but shy. What did Wizard look like as a chick? My Easter Eggers are bigger than the Orpingtons which surprised me.

How cute!
This was Wizard as a chick:

And these are our other Easter Eggers ... the white/yellow one originally had big rooster energy--very bold and brave and friendly, but her pea comb is still very small, and I don't see any red so far. We all adore her.
The brown one I THINK is an Easter Egger. Originally, we thought she was a surprise second Speckled Sussex, but she has brown legs and her adult feathers are distinctly NOT Speckled Sussex. She's our mystery pullet Her comb has zero pink, and she has a beautiful, slim build.
I need updated photos of them both

 

[IvyBeans]

How cute!
This was Wizard as a chick:
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And these are our other Easter Eggers ... the white/yellow one originally had big rooster energy--very bold and brave and friendly, but her pea comb is still very small, and I don't see any red so far. We all adore her.
The brown one I THINK is an Easter Egger. Originally, we thought she was a surprise second Speckled Sussex, but she has brown legs and her adult feathers are distinctly NOT Speckled Sussex. She's our mystery pullet Her comb has zero pink, and she has a beautiful, slim build.
I need updated photos of them both
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You got a lot more variety than we did! Both of ours are just chipmunks.