Easter Egger boy or girl? 8 weeks old

[Feath3rDust3r]

This is my 8 week old EE. My son wants this one to be his pet but I'm worried it's a roo ...any thoughts?

 

[cherrynberry]

This is my 8 week old EE. My son wants this one to be his pet but I'm worried it's a roo ...any thoughts?
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Hmmm this one is interesting. I would have said pullet, but those patches of color… @Overo Mare

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is my 8 week old EE. My son wants this one to be his pet but I'm worried it's a roo ...any thoughts?
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I'm thinking cockerel.

 

[cherrynberry]

I'm thinking cockerel.

The coloring says cockerel, but usually it’s brighter for a male…I want to say pullet, but…this one is tough.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The coloring says cockerel, but usually it’s brighter for a male…I want to say pullet, but…this one is tough.

He's a blue partridge, so maybe that's why you're struggling? He has rusty red patches, which is usually typical of EE cockerels.

 

[Painted Calls]

Hmmm this one is interesting. I would have said pullet, but those patches of color… @Overo Mare

This is an interesting one.

I'll say cockerel too. Update us in 2 weeks, OP!

 

[JedJackson]

My guess is pullet, but I think this one will need more time to be certain of its sex.

 

[cherrynberry]

He's a blue partridge, so maybe that's why you're struggling? He has rusty red patches, which is usually typical of EE cockerels.

Yeah, that has me off, but that comb is still relatively small for that age…

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah, that has me off, but that comb is still relatively small for that age…

It's also pretty red, which in a pullet would be pale, or have very little pink.

 

[cherrynberry]

It's also pretty red, which in a pullet would be pale, or have very little pink.

Yeah, but typically in a EE cockerel, by 8 weeks they are much more up there if you know what I mean. Not typical, but we will see!