easter egger genders

[roosters32]

how do i tell the gender of easter eggers at tractor supply?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Oof, that's a tough one! You can try some of the old wives tales like put chick in your hand on it's back and supposedly males will squirm around and put up more of a fuss than females. You can spread out wings and look for male/female feathering.

 

[roosters32]

hmm maybe i will try that.. do you know if it works most of the time?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

In my area "Fran the Chicken Lady," is well known for never getting it wrong. She does this.... I've never gotten a Cockerel from her, she's amazing. https://burnsfeed.com/products/poultry-chicks-bird-feed/

 

[BastyPutt]

Are they straight run?

If there are any wing feathers you can fan them out. Two layers = pullet, single row = cock.

 

[BastyPutt]

Oof, that's a tough one! You can try some of the old wives tales like put chick in your hand on it's back and supposedly males will squirm around and put up more of a fuss than females. You can spread out wings and look for male/female feathering.

I've heard this before and meant to try it on our last hatch *mental note made*