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

[MadamContrary]

I'm guessing that the first and third ones are pullets while the second one is a cockerel. 5 weeks old. What do y'all think?

I would agree. It seems the males just look patchy as opposed to patterened like the females.

 

[MadamContrary]

How old are these birds?  I don't think they all look like roos....depends on their ages.

I would tend to think 1st two are rood with those tail feathers and the 3rd possible pullet. I know most black and whites are thought to be male but ones with more black than white are often female.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I'm at a loss, she came with my batch of EEs. Started out sort of grey looking but now has white feathers with golden tips. The feet have gone from mostly orange to mostly green/grey.

First two photos are at about a week old





These next two photos are about 3 weeks old.

The greenish legs and what looks like a pea comb in the first pic are EE characteristics, but missing the fluffy face which happens sometimes. Still too early to tell the sex, although with that coloring, I expect a roo would start showing the dark red patches on the wings in the next couple of weeks. If the red doesn't come in, probably a girl. Update us in a week or 2 if you can. (I'm guessing this is a girl, and would love to see if I got it right! Really just guessing, though!)

 

[NotableNancy]

Looks like a pullet!

Thank you!!!

 

[Nickeechickee]

Is this a single comb? Two of the chicks have the deflated balloon (which I guess is a rose pea comb?) look, one looks like a row of seed beeds (pea comb?) and then Basil has this spikey one:

 

[debid]

Is this a single comb? Two of the chicks have the deflated balloon (which I guess is a rose pea comb?) look, one looks like a row of seed beeds (pea comb?) and then Basil has this spikey one:

Yes, that's a single comb.

 

[Flowerbh]

Is this a single comb? Two of the chicks have the deflated balloon (which I guess is a rose pea comb?) look, one looks like a row of seed beeds (pea comb?) and then Basil has this spikey one:

yes, that is a straight comb/

 

[debid]

This is the bumpy deflated balloon comb from the last batch. She was 8 weeks when this was taken. Notice the pink? That's a girly comb. I should get a closeup of her comb now -- it's tall and has peas but at the same time is stumpy in length. Very odd.

And this batch's deflated balloon at 3 or 4 weeks:

It hasn't changed in size but it's gaining a bit of color at 6.5 weeks.

 

[Nickeechickee]

does that mean anything for EEs?

 

[debid]

does that mean anything for EEs?

 

Nah -- mixed type combs are par for the course. But, it bugs me when I hear that old "count the rows" business. It may be true in a bird pure for pea comb but there are so many quirky in-between looks that pop up with mixing to make that useless on many EEs. My cockerel had a single row of fat peas and eventually the tall pea comb typical of a pea-single blend.

Oh, and #2 is also female. Of this I have no doubt.