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

[rrand5]

Not rooster red. You're in the clear. That is definitely a pullet.

Thank! I totally idolize you Your knowledge of genetics is amazing!!

 

[AmandaMBG]

Not an expert but Pricilla looks like a pullet. The comb color looks like a flushed peach not red. A few of my hens have the same color comb most of the time but if you look closer the skin is peach.

I love the color variations in the Easter Eggers! Such beautiful birds in this thread. I've been stalking it and waiting until mine were just a little older before posting them up in here. I got 15 chicks earlier this year, and 5 were feed store "araucanas"... aka ee They were supposed to be sexed pullets (yeah right lol) and the woman who worked there had many chickens of her own and was comfortable vent sexing. Still... I'm kinda going with a couple of them. Roos or not, they will have a home as long as they behave. Anyhow, here are my 10 week old Easter Eggers. Erm... I'll leave out her name since it's a play on words which signifies her superior status in the flock. lol Behind her is "Priscilla" Another of the same pullet. Australorp roo behind her. She is one of only two who can boss him around. Blondie Priscilla... or Broscilla? The comb is redder than everyone else's (I keep telling myself it's just flushing lol) and likes to tell the Australorp roo where he can go, and s/he often does it talons first. Cinnamini. Always been different poor gal. Hardly a rump/tail on her. Has to be a throwback to the araucana breeding in her. Very pale comb. I'm thinking all girl on her. Professor. Hubby named her. Sorry, realized that I don't have a full body shot of her. But she has a pretty face.

 

[Kyanite]

Not an expert but Pricilla looks like a pullet. The comb color looks like a flushed peach not red. A few of my hens have the same color comb most of the time but if you look closer the skin is peach.

Thanks. I'm hoping you're right. I just go back and forth on her. She's certainly one of the most dominant in the flock, and seeing her recently challenging the known cockerel made me really question. I keep second guessing whether it's a tan-rust color coming in on her wings and shoulder, or red. Either way, I think she's beautiful. Just some extra logistics involved if there is more than one roo in my flock of 14.

 

[Kiki]

these two...the yellowish one and the puffy cheek one.
Any ideas if I have the girls I ordered?
They will be three weeks old tomorrow and I too these pics yesterday

 

[tlmancuso]

I'm trying to figure the sex of this cutie. It's 5 weeks and very sweet.

 

[junebuggena]

these two...the yellowish one and the puffy cheek one.
Any ideas if I have the girls I ordered?
They will be three weeks old tomorrow and I too these pics yesterday

Still too young.

 

[junebuggena]

I'm trying to figure the sex of this cutie. It's 5 weeks and very sweet.

Too young.

 

[Kiki]

Thank you June!

 

[tr20qtpie]

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What do you all think?

 

[tr20qtpie]

Here's a close up