6 week EE not easy to tell - Am I a girl or am a boy?

[Break an Egg]

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Here is a good example of the hackle and saddle feathers on a rooster

the hackle feathers are pointy feathers lower on the neck, and saddle feathers are the pointy ones swooping over the wing, starting from right above the tail, where a saddle would be (if we rode chickens) lol

Hackle feathers can be pointy on an EE too, I've seen my EE hens raise their hackle feathers just like a roo. I would give a few more weeks before you decide on rehoming any of them.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Hackle (neck) feathers are very difficult to tell on EE's. (EE pullets will look pointy too) But on other breeds, the ends of the feathers will be pointed. Saddle feathers (in front of the tail hanging down by the wings) will also be pointy and curve downward. (only males have these)

Posted at the same time.

 

[RhodeRunner]

I find Easter Eggers to be easiest to sex by color, (as I had E.E with curved tails, and pointy hackle feathers turn into hens) and both of yours I would say are females. I have never seen a rooster with that red/brown chest feathers, it should be black. (even though they aren't standard Black Breasted Reds, or Partridge) I also don't see anything male like in the feathers, comb, or body shape.

 

[Montana-Hens]

Thanks again for the education! These EE sure are a challenge. Sounds like I will hold off a couple of weeks and watch closely.