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

[destinidawn]

My rooster easter egger George is getting more pretty every day. He even has some saddle feathers that are a shiny golden color peaking out. His black/white counter part is a female easter egger they are almost 12 weeks old

 

[chics]

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I think they are too young right now. One of them I am leaning more towards boy, but I don't think they are feathered out enough to guess yet. 

With Draye on this one. I find the white and black ones are usually boys.

Thanks so much for your input! I appreciate it very much. I have been thinking the lighter colored one is a boy, the behavior always stretching out its next looking at everything and the tail seems to have feathers turning down. It's really early to tell as many have mentioned so I am hoping I'm wrong. I will post more pics next week, thank you everyone.

 

[MaineiacJay]

alright, so i picked up 5 new Easter Eggers. these are crosses between, really, any of the following: Blue Ameraucana, Silkie, Black Maran.

3 are black, 1 is reddish brown, 1 is light brown. now, because you all were so helpful, please tell me i got all pullets =D although admittedly, i fell in love with one of the silkie crosses, i call him Afro Chicken. it was really a toss-up whether it was male or female, but ill keep it even if its a rooster, but i need some help distinguishing. there is also one of the black ones that i got from a seperate group she had that were older than the others, it has a comb but its light pink and looks like a pullet?












also, i got some more shots of that troublesome black and white chicken, maybe it will help in telling if its a pullet or a cockerel? im still leaning towards pullet...








love this forum, thanks for everything guys!!

 

[aoxa]

alright, so i picked up 5 new Easter Eggers. these are crosses between, really, any of the following: Blue Ameraucana, Silkie, Black Maran.

3 are black, 1 is reddish brown, 1 is light brown. now, because you all were so helpful, please tell me i got all pullets =D although admittedly, i fell in love with one of the silkie crosses, i call him Afro Chicken. it was really a toss-up whether it was male or female, but ill keep it even if its a rooster, but i need some help distinguishing. there is also one of the black ones that i got from a seperate group she had that were older than the others, it has a comb but its light pink and looks like a pullet?

These two are both young cockerels. The rest you got today are girls. The silkie X one is a pretty!

My silkie x Naked Neck (with the blue egg gene) started laying. I am surprised. The eggs are a turquoise blue. No green in it at all. I thought it was my bantam Ameraucana laying, but I caught her in the nesting box today (with a rabbit might I add - who was kindling.. surprise surprise.. eggs and baby bunnies)



So Gertie can now be called an Easter Egger now that she lays coloured eggs! Funny, she has a walnut comb I think. Not a pea comb.

 

[MaineiacJay]

just another question... is there a way to tell what breed these guys are? i believe the hens she has are silkie, maran and ameraucana though im not sure of colors. and she said the possible roosters are: a blue ameraucana or black maran. any way to tell the breeds in them? its ok if not, but figured id ask. there could be a possibility of purebred in this case too?

cockerel


cockerel (obvious silkie cross)


pullet

pullet

pullet

 

[aoxa]

just another question... is there a way to tell what breed these guys are? i believe the hens she has are silkie, maran and ameraucana though im not sure of colors. and she said the possible roosters are: a blue ameraucana or black maran. any way to tell the breeds in them? its ok if not, but figured id ask. there could be a possibility of purebred in this case too?

All look to have Ameraucana in them except the silkie mix. My bet with that one is Silkie x Marans - as most Silkie x Ameraucana mixes would have beards.

 

[DelcoChix]

13 weeks old on Tuesday...no crow..yet, but all signs pointing to cockeral. What do you think?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

DelcoChix, yes I think you are right, cockerel.

 

[annie82005]

11 weeks old. Did not want to cooperate!

 

[aoxa]

11 weeks old. Did not want to cooperate!

That's not an EE, but appears to be a black sex link female.