Easter egger/ameraucana sex

[Frazzemrat1]

Since I am still new to all this genetic stuff, could you explain why this bird’s plumage coloring identifies it as a cockerel please? I would greatly appreciate it.

Exactly what @EggSighted4Life said. They just beat me to it. LOL In many breeds and crosses, dark rust red wing bars tell the tale. The flashier the chicken, the more likely it is to be a male.

 

[Mimi13]

Thanks a bunch, y’all. I’m just trying to learn all this genetic stuff and it can be so confusing. It was easy in science class with the little Punnett squares, but I’ll be darned if chicken genetics is easy.

 

[Montgomery_Biscuits]

He is kinda pretty.

He is! I feel like his coloring is changing every day and I liked to keep him around if only just to see what he ends up looking like!