Breed/Sex?

[NewAussieChook]

Hi all.

My three boys recently incubated/hatched these three - we were told they are Easter Eggers, does their colourings fit with this?

They are still very young. I've done alot of reading around genders and I've had suspicions on them. We can't keep roos in our area, so they'll go to a workmates farm.

Anyone care to place a bet on gender? They are so hard to photograph. Nothing going on for them comb wise yet. They are 3.5wks old. I added my guesses, I have minimal experience so they are probably way off!

Thanks!

1. This one was a big egg and always been a big chick. Feathered early. Chunky legs compared to others. It's pretty dominant. I guess pullet.

2. This one has been a silvery white the whole time. Feathered a similar time to 1. Stuck on this one but I guess Roo.

3. The smallest of the lot. Hatched last, small egg. Feathered later, its tail goes up more than the others. I think Roo.

 

[AstraChick]

the last pic, look ma i did a poo they are so funny, every time i go in and check they start running around and pooping
soorry i have no idea
we go through the anticipation of how many will hatch, then we wreck our brains as to the sex, then we are left waiting for eggs, but we love our crazy birds

 

[NewAussieChook]

They are pooping machines!! Crazy little things, always flapping and running around!

We have big ones in the yard too, they are much loved and spoilt pets! Mr 2 is besotted with them, carries them around and they love it, follow him to get cuddles. Haha!

 

[DdachickenBoy]

I think the white one is a cockreal and the other two are pullets. But the best time to sex them is right after they dry out from being hatched. I have been wrong before though.

 

[DdachickenBoy]

I prefer to buy day old sexed chicks because last time I bought 4 unsexed I got 3 roos and one hen!

 

[NewAussieChook]

Thank you!

 

[featheredplanets]

If the eggs were sold to you as that, then they are mostly likely easter eggers. Easter egger is a term used for mixed breeds that usually lay blue or green eggs. So they can be any colour and size.

They’re too young to sex. It’s best to sex when they’re 6/8 weeks old.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Greetings to you from the other side of the world. What is the weather like where you are at. We are in the fall of the year here, leaves changing colors and about 70 degrees F. Welcome home to BYC and enjoy your new EEs.

 

[AviansLove]

I prefer to buy day old sexed chicks because last time I bought 4 unsexed I got 3 roos and one hen!

When I got 8 sexed pullets I got only one pullet... bad luck I guess?

 

[NewAussieChook]

Greetings to you from the other side of the world. What is the weather like where you are at. We are in the fall of the year here, leaves changing colors and about 70 degrees F. Welcome home to BYC and enjoy your new EEs.

Thanks Ted. We're warming up here. In for a long, hot, dry summer I'm guessing (had some 113/114 degrees F temps last summer). Was 99 degrees F yesterday, bit cooler today. ☀