Confusing Tail Feathers on an EE

[YellowRoseFarm]

Hi all. I sure wish I had these Easter Eggers figured out. Makes me appreciate my Welbars even more I have one confirmed cockerel, he had a red comb at 4 weeks, he started crowing at 8 weeks. The dude was super obvious.

I have another EE, 9-weeks-old, whose pea comb is only now turning pinkish, not crowing, but man, these tail feathers are so pointy. Is that a thing with EEs? I have another similarly-colored EE that I suspected was a roo but, she's definitely a she now. This one, I'm not so sure.

I tried to get good photos but Betty Lou is my road runner and she does not like to hold still for photos.

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Female coloring but the tail is weird @TheOddOneOut

 

[YellowRoseFarm]

Yeah, those tail feathers have got me confused. I know it's a mixed bag with EEs but, I'm already working on rehoming one cockerel. It'd be a shame (and giant pain in the butt) if I had to rehome a second.

 

[3KillerBs]

Tail feathers are meaningless until they're in their adult plumage after the last juvenile molt at roughly 3-4 months.

 

[JedJackson]

It is absolutely a pullet. Has female specific coloring. Squirrelly tail feathers are pretty common on EE pullets-- we've seen it many times in here. And like 3KillerBs wrote, they mean nothing .

 

[3KillerBs]

It is absolutely a pullet. Has female specific coloring. Squirrelly tail feathers are pretty common on EE pullets-- we've seen it many times in here. And like 3KillerBs wrote, they mean nothing .

My OE chicks have made me grateful for nice, easy, straightforward Australorps.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Tail feathers are meaningless until they're in their adult plumage after the last juvenile molt at roughly 3-4 months.

Amen She's definitely a she

 

[Painted Calls]

Tail feathers are meaningless until they're in their adult plumage after the last juvenile molt at roughly 3-4 months.

Exactly this!