Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

[mdc05]

I checked my month old birds' combs yesterday and here's what I have.

Pretty sure this one is a roo.

My other 3 EE combs are like this. Hens? I had been thinking by feather coloring a week ago that I had 2 Roos and 2 hens, but this is making me think twice.

 

[dan26552]

I checked my month old birds' combs yesterday and here's what I have.

Pretty sure this one is a roo.



My other 3 EE combs are like this. Hens? I had been thinking by feather coloring a week ago that I had 2 Roos and 2 hens, but this is making me think twice.

Are those last three the same chick?

That first one looks like a roo I have one that looked like that
At a month


Now at 4 months

 

[mdc05]

Are those last three the same chick? That first one looks like a roo I have one that looked like that At a month Now at 4 months

The last 3 pics are my 3 other EE chicks. Not the same one.

 

[dan26552]

Ok, I thought so. The first one looks like a pullet but the other two look kinda rooish

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I checked my month old birds' combs yesterday and here's what I have.

Pretty sure this one is a roo.



My other 3 EE combs are like this. Hens? I had been thinking by feather coloring a week ago that I had 2 Roos and 2 hens, but this is making me think twice.

First guy is a cockerel. I don't see any dark red on his wings yet, so keep an eye out for that.

I agree with dan26552 on the other chicks. First one appears to be a pullet. The other 2 are suspicious. Wait and see. They can change a lot at this age.

 

[mdc05]

First guy is a cockerel.  I don't see any dark red on his wings yet, so keep an eye out for that.

I agree with dan26552 on the other chicks. First one appears to be a pullet. The other 2 are suspicious. Wait and see. They can change a lot at this age. 

What does the dark red mean?

 

[mymilliefleur]

I checked my month old birds' combs yesterday and here's what I have.

Pretty sure this one is a roo.

This one is definitely a cockerel

My other 3 EE combs are like this. Hens? I had been thinking by feather coloring a week ago that I had 2 Roos and 2 hens, but this is making me think twice.
This one looks like a pullet

This one is looking a little suspicious. I could go either way for now. I think time will tell on this one.

Pullet for now, but I'm still not 100% sure. Time will tell.

Can you update us in a few weeks?

 

[mymilliefleur]

What does the dark red mean?

Dark mahogany patches on the back and wings are usually a sure sign of the bird being a cockerel (pullets usually have ''softer'' tones). Like this rooster pictured below:



Note the rusty dark red patches on the wings and back.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote:
Males with a gold base color (as opposed to silver base -blk & wht) will get patches of dark red feathers on their wings. Silver based males get patches of white, although some will get red also if they have gold genes in the mix.


white wing patch on a silver based male Brahma



dark red coming in on my EE cockerel

when he got older, he got beautiful glassy orange over the red

 

[ambe0487]

Dark mahogany patches on the back and wings are usually a sure sign of the bird being a cockerel (pullets usually have ''softer'' tones). Like this rooster pictured below: Note the rusty dark red patches on the wings and back.

He is handsome!