All boys?

[Ihavesomechickens]

Here’s a picture of an EE cockerel ( my beautiful boy) at around 7 weeks. His feathering came in ridiculously slow and his tail was barely noticeable till recently. Notice his comb, as it’s pretty red. Pea combs are some of the easiest to tell gender of.

 

[Sujun]

I found that EE is very hard to sex.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I found that EE is very hard to sex.

True.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I found that EE is very hard to sex.

EE can be difficult, but it can also be incredibly easy at times. The pea combs are normally much larger in boys, and the overall shape differs greatly.

 

[The Happster]

Pea combs are some of the easiest to tell gender of

I disagree. Pea comb is the hardest for me.
But, at least two of those have DEFINITE cockerel feathering.
Combs develop at different rates, and I wouldn't expect pullets to have that amount of colour at this age.

 

[Sujun]

Yes, no. 5 has the biggest comb and look more red then the rest.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

I disagree. Pea comb is the hardest for me.
But, at least two of those have DEFINITE cockerel feathering.
Combs develop at different rates, and I wouldn't expect pullets to have that amount of colour at this age.

My EE pullets had bright red combs at that age, but they were still rather small. I guess it really just depends on the strain, as EEs aren’t a breed. I don’t see any cockerel feathering on them, can you describe where it is and what bird it is on? EEs and Ameraucanas are some of the few breeds ( or hybrids) of chickens where hackle feathers appear the same in both genders, so those don’t matter for anything.

I did see some red on the wings, but normally it’s more like random patches of red feathers and not full red wings.

 

[The Happster]

The red patches on 6 for a start.
But 1's feathering screams cockerel to me.

 

[Sujun]

I bought them as straight run chick. And the first one was picked by the seller as a female.

 

[The Happster]

I bought them as straight run chick. And the first one was picked by the seller as a female.

That's a shame!