8-week (possible) Easter Egger cockerel?

[MapleLaurelFarms]

I had an interesting year with my chick order this spring - received wrong breed, didn't receive another breed I ordered, etc - but so far their sexting ratio seems above average. Out of 14 that shipped, all survived and I'm not seeing any roos EXCEPT for this (maybe) creamy-colored 8-week old.

I ordered a couple of EEs and one of mine looks very similar to EEs I've had in the past (see photo) but I actually had to call and ask what this solid white chick was. Supposedly it was also an EE pullet, but I suspected at about 2 weeks as it began showing its true colors, it wasn't a pullet.

I need to grit my teeth and catch the wily bugger and inspect feathers to tell for sure, but please save me the chicken chase and tell me your opinion. Is it an EE cockerel, you think?

It usually looks and acts like a cockerel, in other words a PITA , but sometimes it looks soooo pullet-ish, but that could be my optimistic side coming out. It is very sweet (so far) but I don't keep roos. However I'm hopeful, so please tell me if I'm wrong!

 

[sourland]

Looks like a pullet to me.

 

[SilverBirds]

She's a very pretty pullet.

 

[Jener8or]

Looks like a pullet to me.

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[MapleLaurelFarms]

Oh gosh I hope you all are right! Any idea what breeds they would have mixed to get an EE that looks like this? She is a very pushy, bossy thing and definitely my ring leader.

 

[DLA]

Oh gosh I hope you all are right! Any idea what breeds they would have mixed to get an EE that looks like this? She is a very pushy, bossy thing and definitely my ring leader.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egger It's unlikely you'd get a hatchery or breeder to tell you what breeds or how they got their stock but you could try. The only way you might be able to find out is to get a genetic test, which I'm not sure if that's even a thing or what it might reveal.

 

[MapleLaurelFarms]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egger It's unlikely you'd get a hatchery or breeder to tell you what breeds or how they got their stock but you could try. The only way you might be able to find out is to get a genetic test, which I'm not sure if that's even a thing or what it might reveal.

I asked and all they would tell me is that they use 6 different breeds for their EEs. Likely won't pay for genetic testing, even if it is a thing. I am curious though - mainly because of the personality. I'm not a huge fan, I like friendly docile breeds so she's gonna challenge me a bit. However, I already like her a lot more if she's not a roo.

 

[SilverBirds]

Oh gosh I hope you all are right! Any idea what breeds they would have mixed to get an EE that looks like this? She is a very pushy, bossy thing and definitely my ring leader.

Most Easter Eggers from hatcheries are just Easter Eggers. They've been bred so much that they don't really need to cross breeds to create them anymore. Just breeding the EE back to other EE.

 

[MapleLaurelFarms]

Most Easter Eggers from hatcheries are just Easter Eggers. They've been bred so much that they don't really need to cross breeds to create them anymore. Just breeding the EE back to other EE.

Thanks, and this may be what I've noticed in more recent years. My EE chicks were once all little closely matching chipmunks, and although they would vary more as they feathered in, lately the EE chicks that I've seen all look widely different. However, could just be my limited observations - I tend to stick with the same source for chicks every year unless there's a reason to shop elsewhere.