Easter Egger Cockerel?

[Acre4Me]

My guess is male too.

 

[rebrascora]

I agree. Most likely male because shanks are very thick, comb with 3 very obvious rows of peas and red on wing bars but those things are all pointers rather than being definitive male features at this age. Time will tell for sure.

 

[MINchick]

Just a small update. Lots more red feathers quickly coming in all over. Comb has grown slightly but absolutely no pink color (same light peach/yellow as all of the other chicks). She is still not a fan of being handled, no matter how many mealworms I hand out haha.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

keep doing the updates like this... Depending on how this goes, you could write an article about spotting characteristics of a male, or having a suspiciously male chick that turned out female...

 

[MINchick]

keep doing the updates like this... Depending on how this goes, you could write an article about spotting characteristics of a male, or having a suspiciously male chick that turned out female...

I will keep going until I know for sure or way or the other. I had a chick that I brought back at two weeks because it was so obviously a male. I've been taking pictures of this chick every day just to compare and see how it grows. Still crossing my fingers for a very masculine pullet and pretty eggs.

 

[MINchick]

Definitely more pink in the comb this morning. The same amount as one of my Barred Rocks who is the same age and definitely a pullet. Those rusty feathers though...

 

[Alexandra33]

My original vote strengthens....I'm definitely thinking cockerel at this point.

~Alex

 

[ColtHandorf]

I also think it's a young male.

 

[Emily4God]

Definitely looks like a male to me. I had a Aracauna that looked just like yours that turned out to be a roo

, he was a late bloomer tho, didn't crow until he was many months old. Here's a pic of him now

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Definitely looks like a male to me. I had a Aracauna that looked just like yours that turned out to be a rooView attachment 1706806 , he was a late bloomer tho, didn't crow until he was many months old. Here's a pic of him now

I hate to say, but that's not an araucana. It doesn't match either the UK or the US breed standards.