7 week old Pullets or Cockerel’s??

[Momtofive86]

I’ve read where it’s possible to figure out gender by the chicks comb. Is this true and does anyone have any guesses as to whether I have a Rosa and Paula or Ross and Paul? I was told they were pullets. They are both Easter Eggers.

 

[Chickenlover4ever!]

The males will typically have darker red combs. The dark brown one looks like a girl to me, could you give more pictures with their sizes and the difference with the two of them?

 

[Cyprus]

In order, pullet and cockerel.

 

[Momtofive86]

The males will typically have darker red combs. The dark brown one looks like a girl to me, could you give more pictures with their sizes and the difference with the two of them?

I don't have a pic that shows them together. I will take a pic tomorrow. I have four chicks 7 weeks old. The real dark one is the largest of the four the rust colored one is the smallest of the four. They are the only two that have the tufts on the sides of their cheeks.

 

[Momtofive86]

In order, pullet and cockerel.

No! Not Paula-Chicken! 'Her' comb is the darkest red of the two.

 

[Chickenlover4ever!]

I don't have a pic that shows them together. I will take a pic tomorrow. I have four chicks 7 weeks old. The real dark one is the largest of the four the rust colored one is the smallest of the four. They are the only two that have the tufts on the sides of their cheeks.

The tufts are not always the way to identify the males or females I find that foot size and the largeness or darkness of the comb is the best way to tell. Also try figuring out the color pattern of each Easter egger and find the male and female versions of that color pattern. They look like their feathers should be revealing gender right about now. There are also YouTube videos that can give more hands on and through advice to sex your chicks.

 

[Chickenlover4ever!]

From the pictures I am thinking your dark brown is a girl and your red one is a male.

 

[Momtofive86]

So just remembered I had some pics on my camera. The two chicks in question are on the right. The dark one in the back is the largest of all four though it doesn't look like it from this angle. The rust colored on the right in front of the darker one

is the smallest of all the chicks.

 

[Cyprus]

So just remembered I had some pics on my camera. The two chicks in question are on the right. The dark one in the back is the largest of all four though it doesn't look like it from this angle. The rust colored on the right in front of the darker oneView attachment 1858013 is the smallest of all the chicks.

Yup the rust one is 110% a male.

 

[chrissynemetz]

The rust colored one is a cockerel, and the rest are all pullets