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

[fshinggrl]

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EE's come in all sorts of colors because basically, they are mixes with the blue/green egg gene.

 

[stormylady]

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EE's come in all sorts of colors because basically, they are mixes with the blue/green egg gene.

X2 Yep all kinds of Colors , shapes, sizes !

 

[stormylady]

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Ellis Mae looks just like my Zoey! she was almost white when she was born LOL go figure! Also I love your by-line sounds like my life!

 

[kannna]

Paddy O'Furniture!!!

 

[Peach2u]

So you think Levy is a girl?
As for all the boys, if no one buys them I have a huge freezer.
I'm keeping Black Beard!

 

[stormylady]

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Levy is a girl! looks just like mine

 

[mama24]

Male golden comets are all white w/ a few small patches of red. Girls are all red with white on their back ends, sometimes some all over, but still mostly red. Some have a lot of white, some have barely any.

 

[billfields]

Here is Abajah. He came sexed from the hatchery. First photo is a couple of days old (leg band was the sex identification) and the other two are at 4 weeks. Notice the pinkish tint to some of his feathers. I'm really curious as to what he will look like when he matures. Anyone have one like him that's grown?

 

[Peach2u]

Thanks I didn't know that about Comets. I only have the 2. They are so super friendly. They are almost in the way of the chores lol I was thinking Levy was a boy because today the pack of roos attacked her. I took her and put her back in the coop with food and water with Halley. And my only Buff orphington is missing. She didn't come in to roost.
I left my chicken tractor open hoping she will come home. But I don't think she will she was always alone. Maybe something got her or she took off to the farm next door lol

 

[NCchicken]

Can someone please explain to me about the light orange (sherbert color) EE's and the color pattern to distinguish gender? Also, dumb question I'm sure but what does partridge color/pattern look like? And can you feather sex EE's when they are about 2-3 days old? I tried it for the first time on this hatch and I think that out of my 4 EE's that I thought for SURE were all pullets, in fact two are looking very roo like at only 2.5 wks old. Thanks!

I am planning on posting pics in a few weeks as it seems that I should wait until they all feather out first to get a good look at what their coloring will be like.