Almost 6 week Easter Egger Hopefully Pullet....

[HomeByBonnie]

I am at the 6 weeks mark and the family is in the coop in the garage until the weather gets above freezing here.

I had ordered hatchery sexed females and know sometimes mistakes happen. The one I question most is the brown and black Easter Egger.

What do you think? I'll post more pics of hopefully her and the others later.

Thoughts and input appreciated.

 

[ramirezframing]

looks like a pullet

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

That is typical pullet coloring. I vote pullet also.

 

[HomeByBonnie]

Thinking on colors what do you think of Cluck?

I had been thinking because of the feathers and the smaller size that it was a she. Same age and also an EE.

Girl or boy?

 

[NJchixs]

Comb shot isn't that clear. If you see any reddish/rust colored feathers coming in by wings, that would indicate a rooster.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

That color could swing both ways. My mother has a hen like her, but I've mostly seen roos that color. A comb picture would be needed for any good guesses.

 

[Pele]

First is definitely a pullet. The white bird, however, will be a mystery until it matures more. White and black EEs have a tendency to be male, but it isn't a coloration exclusive to males.

Question: Was your white and black bird pale as a chick, or did it have dark markings? Do you have pictures of it younger than a week?

 

[ChickenLover603]

First one a pullet. I can't tell much of the white.

 

[my sunwolf]

The white is a pullet, looks like my black and white EE girls. At that age, the black and white coloration for males becomes really different from the females.

 

[HomeByBonnie]

Here is Cluck Norris at just a couple days old. Has always been on the light side with a few markings.

Comb doesn't really have any color.

Also has always perked up when I'm around but probably because I had the treats.