8 week old EE - pullet Or cockerel?

[kelizd]

Hello all - I’m new to the community. We recently got 8 chicks from a local feed store, 2 each of 4 different breeds and they were all sold to us as pullets. We know there is about 90% accuracy with sexing baby chicks. I am really wondering if our favorite Easter Egger is a pullet or a cockerel. The comb is looking pretty red to me and there is also a bit of patchy rust coming through in her/his coloring. These pictures are current -

7-8 weeks old. Thoughts?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Comb is pretty pink already. Give it time.

 

[JadeFarms]

Con you have Roos?

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

Hello all - I’m new to the community. We recently got 8 chicks from a local feed store, 2 each of 4 different breeds and they were all sold to us as pullets. We know there is about 90% accuracy with sexing baby chicks. I am really wondering if our favorite Easter Egger is a pullet or a cockerel. The comb is looking pretty red to me and there is also a bit of patchy rust coming through in her/his coloring. These pictures are current - View attachment 1830939 View attachment 1830940 View attachment 1830941 7-8 weeks old. Thoughts?

I’m no expert but we do notice that cockerels develop redder combs faster. However in my experience with 4 chicken breeds the pullets develop tails faster and the bird in your pic has a nice long tail. It is best to make comparisons within the same breed. For example we just got a few speckled Sussex straight run and from day 3-4 it is possible to tell male from female based on how quickly the wing and tail feathers protrude. But I would be extremely cautious about comparing say a 4day old Sussex with a 4day old Easter egger because they mature at different rates. So making comparisons among different breeds gets A LOT more complicated. Do you have other birds of that breed (hatched on the same day) that you can post pictures of?

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! This looks like a cockerel to me, there's a lot of development for an eight week old chick.
Mary

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm leaning towards cockerel I think. But give it a few more weeks

 

[noregerts]

Whichever, it's a pretty bird! All my EEs turn out a boring brown. That's a cool looking chick.

 

[cstephens1987]

I'm going to say cockerel based on comb. Not a ton of other signs yet but that's a lot of color for that age in a pullet.

 

[kelizd]

Whichever, it's a pretty bird! All my EEs turn out a boring brown. That's a cool looking chick.

Agreed! We think this bird is gorgeous!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agreed, this is a cockerel.