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

[mainemommy03903]

So sweet!! No obvious boys that I can see, but without closeups, it's almost impossible to tell. The bottom 2 have pullet patterning, the others could go either way. The dark one that is facing the camera in the center has a pinkish looking comb, as does the white one on the left, so may be ones to watch, but really just guessing. Age is really a factor. How old are they?

They are 7 weeks old. Here are my girls (?) all named after plants. Would appreciate your thoughts! THANKS!

*LENA-Super sweet and loves attention/patting

HONEY-timid but sweet

*LILY-A suspected roo-I think I see the "up" tail feathers people are talking about. Dominant but NOT aggressive. He/she was the first to step up when I introduced the girls to the several week older silkies and defend the flock by flapping wings and chasing.

*RUBY-Very sweet and also loves patting. She and Lena are besties. Beautiful coloring

*DALIA-Timid and antisocial. The only chicken of the bunch who is not a fan of handling. Has always been this way since day 1.

*VIOLET-My favorite girl. She is the first to greet me every morning and is always first in line for pats. Will even let my 14 mo son handle and pat her. She is just a love!

 

[aoxa]

They are 7 weeks old. Here are my girls (?) all named after plants. Would appreciate your thoughts! THANKS!

*LENA-Super sweet and loves attention/patting

HONEY-timid but sweet

*LILY-A suspected roo-I think I see the "up" tail feathers people are talking about. Dominant but NOT aggressive. He/she was the first to step up when I introduced the girls to the several week older silkies and defend the flock by flapping wings and chasing.

*RUBY-Very sweet and also loves patting. She and Lena are besties. Beautiful coloring

*DALIA-Timid and antisocial. The only chicken of the bunch who is not a fan of handling. Has always been this way since day 1.

*VIOLET-My favorite girl. She is the first to greet me every morning and is always first in line for pats. Will even let my 14 mo son handle and pat her. She is just a love!

None of these look like boys. # 1 needs a better picture. I can't see her feather pattern.

 

[my sunwolf]

They are 7 weeks old. Here are my girls (?) all named after plants. Would appreciate your thoughts! THANKS!

*LENA-Super sweet and loves attention/patting

HONEY-timid but sweet

*LILY-A suspected roo-I think I see the "up" tail feathers people are talking about. Dominant but NOT aggressive. He/she was the first to step up when I introduced the girls to the several week older silkies and defend the flock by flapping wings and chasing.

*RUBY-Very sweet and also loves patting. She and Lena are besties. Beautiful coloring

*DALIA-Timid and antisocial. The only chicken of the bunch who is not a fan of handling. Has always been this way since day 1.

*VIOLET-My favorite girl. She is the first to greet me every morning and is always first in line for pats. Will even let my 14 mo son handle and pat her. She is just a love!

All pullets, 100%, no doubts. The first one has a salmon breast, the others have very classic pullet patterns and small combs.

 

[ChickenChatten]

Thought that I'd share my two Easter Eggers I posted on here ages ago. They're 19 Weeks Old and the dark one is being rehomed to a Petting Zoo today, which is a shame because he is quite the roo to look at! Unfortunately his personality didn't make up for his good looks. The lighter one we are keeping, not only is he friendly to us but I feel a need too, the other roosters nearly killed him yesterday. :-(

 

[rachel82]

Wow, she is a pullet, what bizarre markings! 

...

I think that tail feather is ready to fall off.

I am very confident that it is a girl now.  

She is very unique!

Thank you guys!!! I am going to keep my hopes up!! You have made me confident about hoping for a female!!! She is almost rumpless, just the few tail feathers, and maybe that is making it look more strange...? Her markings are pretty unusual, and I can't wait to see how she continues to change. I have read that sometimes after a molt their pattern will be really different, and I wonder if this will be the case with Cleo. Time will tell!

 

[mainemommy03903]

All pullets, 100%, no doubts. The first one has a salmon breast, the others have very classic pullet patterns and small combs.

Thanks! Great odds considering I picked them up at a day old and were supposedly pullets.

 

[mckeesbackyard]

This is my 5-week old Easter Egger. This splash one looks like a roo. It's always guarding the opening of the shelter & he has such a pink comb compared to the others. What do you guys think..?

 

[aoxa]

This is my 5-week old Easter Egger. This splash one looks like a roo. It's always guarding the opening of the shelter & he has such a pink comb compared to the others. What do you guys think..?

Definitely! It appears as some of the others could be as well.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote: Great pictures. They are really a cute bunch. At 7 weeks, the pea comb is often visible in profile on the cockerels, but with EEs there is more variation so they can be tricky. To me, Lily looks like a pullet, as do the others. If you don't see any comb growth in the next week or two then you can relax and enjoy your girls. As for Lily's behavior, pullets will often act this way, especially in the absence of a rooster. I have a white Leghorn hen that is very dominant, and even mounts some of the other hens. Somewhat disturbing, but she is filling the void left when we rehomed our very-loud-4:30am-alarm-clock-rooster.

 

[CarolinaHen]

This post is from about 15 pages back but just wanted to clarify that pullets will get red combs, often with 3 rows of peas, but this usually will not happen until around 20 weeks when they are reaching point of lay.  Bernice is beautiful and has a very obvious pullet pattern.  How old was she when people were saying she was a he?

Thanks She is as sweet as she is beautiful. She looked like a cockerel with the three rows and red comb from the time I got her. Comb stayed the same size and shade of red, so I kept hoping. She is close to laying now, and I can't wait to see what color her eggs are. I'm still holding on to a black/white that has the same type comb and body
posture on the off chance that I may have another pullet. B/W is about 12 weeks now.