Easter Egger, Am I a boy or girl?

[geekagent98]

10 week old Easter Egger. We raised 2 from the age of 3 days old. The black one started crowing, so we know he's a boy. Not sure about this one yet.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Handsome Cockerel.

 

[geekagent98]

How can you tell? I'm trying to figure out what I need to look at/look for. We have 4 chickens left (2 peeps didn't make it), and at least 2 of them are crowing. There were sold as pullets...

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Different breeds tend to have different male characteristics, your Easter Egger has sickle feathers and saddle feathers which cockerels get. Also it has a three row pea comb (this ins't always accurate though, you can have Easter Egger hens with three row pea combs but cockerels are the ones that tend to have them).

 

[Chicken Girl1]

You know what, I was looking at "him" more closely could you get a photo of the tail?

 

[geekagent98]

Do you mean zoom in from the side? I have one posted from the back.

It's hard to see the blue, but I tried to circle what I thought were saddle and sickle feathers, am I looking in the right place?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Yes, you are looking in the right place , you know what I would post in the https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...exing-tips-and-tricks-pictures-included/11070 forum for a second opinion, I'm second guessing myself .

 

[aypm12815]

Here is what I found.. as I have 2 that I'm thinking are roos cuz they have sickle feathers popping out!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here is what I found.. as I have 2 that I'm thinking are roos cuz they have sickle feathers popping out!

Super old thread but..Pics?

 

[aypm12815]

That my supposed roo... he isnthe same age as my others and is the only one with that red of a comb