I've been trying to resist asking this yet, because Nutmeg is only 4-ish weeks old and I know that is very early to determine sex. I also understand that Easter Eggers can be difficult because of all the variations in coloring. She came from an Easter Egger pullet bin, but I do realize that vent sexing is not 100% accurate. I believe she is your typical Easter Egger, as in an Ameraucana (sp?) crossed with something else. The last couple of days I've noticed the emergence of some rust-colored feathers on her wings and shoulders and now I just have to ask: Is this an indication that "she" is actually a cockerel or is it still possible she is a pullet? 
Cinnamon, the Cream Legbar cross (no Ameraucana) in the background of the first image, has similar feathering and is also developing these same colored feathers on her wings and shoulders. Since she does not have the Legbar's telltale cockerel dot on her head, I believe she is likely a pullet, which has me hoping that Nutmeg might be a pullet as well, even though their breed composition is different.
Nutmeg is the darker chick in the foreground of the image below and the one I am asking about.
Nutmeg on the perch. If you look closely, you can see that the same rust colored feathers are starting to come in on her breast as well, if that matters at all. (In the background, on the left, you can see another Cream Legbar cross chick, this one with the cockerel dot on his head.)
Nutmeg showing the same rust color on her hackle and down into her shoulders. The patch on her wing is really visible here and is what started me wondering.
In this image, you can see Nutmeg's comb. It does not say cockerel to me, but I am so new at this I could easily be wrong, especially this young.
Thanks in advance for any input. I'm not expecting a definitive answer here and expect I will have to wait awhile to know for certain, but I am curious about thoughts from those of you more experienced than I am. These are my first chicks and there is so much to learn and figure out. If nothing else, we can all make our guesses and then see who was right in a few weeks.
Cinnamon, the Cream Legbar cross (no Ameraucana) in the background of the first image, has similar feathering and is also developing these same colored feathers on her wings and shoulders. Since she does not have the Legbar's telltale cockerel dot on her head, I believe she is likely a pullet, which has me hoping that Nutmeg might be a pullet as well, even though their breed composition is different.
Nutmeg is the darker chick in the foreground of the image below and the one I am asking about.
Nutmeg on the perch. If you look closely, you can see that the same rust colored feathers are starting to come in on her breast as well, if that matters at all. (In the background, on the left, you can see another Cream Legbar cross chick, this one with the cockerel dot on his head.)
Nutmeg showing the same rust color on her hackle and down into her shoulders. The patch on her wing is really visible here and is what started me wondering.
In this image, you can see Nutmeg's comb. It does not say cockerel to me, but I am so new at this I could easily be wrong, especially this young.
Thanks in advance for any input. I'm not expecting a definitive answer here and expect I will have to wait awhile to know for certain, but I am curious about thoughts from those of you more experienced than I am. These are my first chicks and there is so much to learn and figure out. If nothing else, we can all make our guesses and then see who was right in a few weeks.
