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

By 14 weeks, you can tell the cockerels from across the yard.  Red comb is like a flag!
I am new to raising them from chick. The white one was redder early and more aggressive. They are Christmas chicks and all going red now.
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Those are all pullets.  They get red later than the cockerels.  It's the hormones kicking in, getting them ready to lay in another month or so.  The cockerels start going red much sooner, usually by 8 weeks.
Yes, but it was and the others were not, that is why I said they all are now. Here it is at six weeks.
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Quote: The silver based birds (blk and wht) seem to go pinker earlier than gold based ones. It makes you wonder for sure, which is why we look at the feather pattern as well when trying to sex. She looks pinkish, but not the bright raspberry pink/red that the cockerels get. If you had had a male to compare, the difference would be noticeable. Nothing in all this is 100% either... late bloomers, odd patterns, huge hulking pullets... all can keep us guessing, and sometimes it's just a waiting game. It's not easy, which is why this thread has been popular for several years!
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Not sure any of them are EEs, no muffs or beards though not all have them depending on the cross. In any case, I don't see anything that looks like a rooster comb in the second picture. Not quite so certain on the two closer ones in the first picture.
The first picture are two black sex links(should be Lav. Orp. Over BR, unless they are the buff/EE over BR), the red is a buff/EE cross, from my hens, then the two with bronzish heads in the second photo are BCM over EE for olive eggs according to the hatcher(we swapped a couple) they have toe feathers.
 
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Update My chooks are now 7 weeks old and I'm going to re-home the white one which I'm sure is a rooster. I hate to part with this bird, (who is a total cuddle) so if there is any glimmer that a pullet can have a curved and pointed tail please let me know!








 
Update My chooks are now 7 weeks old and I'm going to re-home the white one which I'm sure is a rooster. I hate to part with this bird, (who is a total cuddle) so if there is any glimmer that a pullet can have a curved and pointed tail please let me know!








I would keep it at least another week. Could be a pullet. In fact, if I had to bet, I'd say female. Those tail feathers will come out in juvenile molt and may come in looking completely different. Maybe!
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Worth the wait to be sure!
 
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