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

[carolinasculpture]

I did a little research, and white legs are dominant, so if your EE rooster has a white skin gene, that could be enough to give the chick white legs, even with a yellow legged Leghorn mom.

Interesting! I am not sure if he has white skin...his legs are that slate green ish color...
I so want to go down and see if any more have hatched,but I will leave her alone until tomorrow morning!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Interesting! I am not sure if he has white skin...his legs are that slate green ish color...
I so want to go down and see if any more have hatched,but I will leave her alone until tomorrow morning!

You can look at the bottom of his foot to see if it is yellow or white.

 

[carolinasculpture]

You can look at the bottom of his foot to see if it is yellow or white.

Will do! Two more hatched last night. One also appears mostly white, the other is a chipmunk. Didn't get a chance to look long, just a check in. Will look at them all better tomorrow!

 

[bruceha2000]

I feel like a few are starting to show signs of being Male. Can anyone help?

W4w's question about age is important but based on coloring and pattern, I would say pullets.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

How old are they?
So far, all 4 are pullets by the small pale combs and by coloring. The wing color in the first picture is a light orange-gold, not the rooster red that comes in on cockerels.

They are 8 to 12 weeks old. These weren't the best pics. This is the one I'm mostly worried about. Has the dark red on its wings and shoulders. Just started coming from nowhere.

 

[debid]

They are 8 to 12 weeks old. These weren't the best pics. This is the one I'm mostly worried about. Has the dark red on its wings and shoulders. Just started coming from nowhere. View attachment 1409096

That's not rooster red nor is it in the right place to be wing patches.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

They are 8 to 12 weeks old.

Pullets for sure!

 

[debid]

• debid
• Jun 15, 2011

Rooster red splotches on a young cockerel. He was 7.5 weeks here. See how much comb color, too?

 

[SilkiesRcool]

My chick is 6 weeks old and has no tale. Not sure if boy or girl as it’s starting to get orange. The dad roosters tale never stood up like a normal rooster so could they be mixed with the araucana breed?

 

[debid]

View attachment 1409791 View attachment 1409792 View attachment 1409793 View attachment 1409795 View attachment 1409796 View attachment 1409797 My chick is 6 weeks old and has no tale. Not sure if boy or girl as it’s starting to get orange. The dad roosters tale never stood up like a normal rooster so could they be mixed with the araucana breed?

Araucana have no tail bone, no tail nub. Yours looks like it has a tail, just no tail feathers yet. Another member here talked about having delayed tail feathers in the EEs she'd gotten from some hatchery, can't recall now which one. They ended up with normal tails eventually, just took longer than usual. And no, it had nothing to do with gender although that's a popular claim.