Easter Egger 6 wks Cockerel or Hen?

[EggMan207]

How can you tell the sex of a 4-6 week old Easter egger???

 

[featherhead007]

View attachment 1309373 View attachment 1309372 View attachment 1309371 View attachment 1309370 View attachment 1309369 Who knew chickens would be so fun! This is my first flock and I’m loving it so far! I received a lot of help the other day for my Dominique pullet, I was wondering about my Eater Egger... based on my research so far, it appears cockerel, but I thought I’d ask you guys first. We can’t have Roos in our town. he’s very shy with me, so I hope I got enough good pics!

yep, i believe he's a little boy roo too!

 

[Kes]

How can you tell the sex of a 4-6 week old Easter egger???

I'm far from an expert, but EE pullets usually develop combs very slowly and they can be almost non-existent even when they're adults (example of one of mine below). This little guy has a good sized comb for his age and it's starting to get some color already. He also has thick legs for his age/size and the feathers around his neck look thin and pointy, which is usually a trait of roosters.

 

[Killer Tomato]

How can you tell the sex of a 4-6 week old Easter egger???

I'm no expert either, but our EE rooster was showing his maleness very early on. At one week old, he was much more aggressive than the other chicks, hopping on everyone, and first to explore. His stance was taller, more "chesty" than the girls, and his legs were huge -- "climber's legs". He strutted, even as a little guy.

At 4 weeks, he still had almost no visible tail feathers, while the pullet chicks had actual tails growing in. What he did have growing, were pointed and slender, not stubby and rounded tips.

His comb was much larger than the EE pullets.

He gave his first attempt at a crow at 6 weeks at 2:30 am. Our chicks were in the bathroom next to our bedroom, and we thought someone was being murdered, then we realized what it was, and giggled. Our laughter made him crow even more.

He was very clever, and a great flock protector. He was overly protective, and got quite aggressive towards all critters that weren't chickens (around 5 months). We couldn't have roosters either, so began early trying to rehome him. It took months of flyers and ads, but it can be done. Start now! I wish you the best of luck.

 

[featherhead007]

I'm far from an expert, but EE pullets usually develop combs very slowly and they can be almost non-existent even when they're adults (example of one of mine below). This little guy has a good sized comb for his age and it's starting to get some color already. He also has thick legs for his age/size and the feathers around his neck look thin and pointy, which is usually a trait of roosters.

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he's a roo, by the way he is looking at me!

 

[sourland]

How can you tell the sex of a 4-6 week old Easter egger???

With these two it's pretty much male specific coloring coupled with early comb development.