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

[aoxa]

My keeper cockerel 8 weeks Isn't he fabulous? Check out his amazing eyebrows. I know. Your jealous.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Aoxa, he's a beaut! Hope you show pics as he matures. Love the Groucho eyebrows!

 

[ChickenFox]

My keeper cockerel 8 weeks Isn't he fabulous? Check out his amazing eyebrows. I know. Your jealous.

Beautiful!

Out of curiosity and my inexperience with combs is that a single row pea comb? Or something else? I have such a hard time figuring out variations with combs...or just combs in general. lol

 

[ChickenFox]

Sebastian- Roo - 3 row pea comb

Mallow- pullet- with modified pea comb? And a huge beard. Love it!

Paige- pullet- 2 tone thin beard- no idea on comb. She doesn't have much of one.




Can't wait to hatch out some eggs from this trio. The girls haven't even started laying yet though Mallow is getting redder every day. They're all around 19.5 weeks. Can't wait to get a look at Sebastian once he molts and gets his mature plumage.

 

[chickenluver555]

Oh my gosh! I have an Easter Egger identical to Paige, and she doesn't really have a comb either!

It is such a mystery to what comb she has

 

[aoxa]

Beautiful!

Out of curiosity and my inexperience with combs is that a single row pea comb? Or something else? I have such a hard time figuring out variations with combs...or just combs in general. lol

Here is a picture close up of his comb. He has three rows, but his comb is not that large right now. It is definitely a pea comb though

Aoxa, he's a beaut! Hope you show pics as he matures. Love the Groucho eyebrows!

That is his new name. I've heard that Groucho comment from 3 different people now!

 

[BLT79]

My keeper cockerel 8 weeks Isn't he fabulous? Check out his amazing eyebrows. I know. Your jealous.

now I thought someone said all pea combs were roos, and single combs are hens. So I am confused by this! he is the same age as mine. So how do you know when it's a roo?

 

[BLT79]

Here is a picture close up of his comb. He has three rows, but his comb is not that large right now. It is definitely a pea comb though


That is his new name. I've heard that Groucho comment from 3 different people now!

ok, nevermind, scratch my last one! didn't look like pea comb from the side! haha! he's handsome! and yes, def Groucho!

 

[aoxa]

now I thought someone said all pea combs were roos, and single combs are hens. So I am confused by this! he is the same age as mine. So how do you know when it's a roo?

I think you misunderstood. Cockerels have swollen combs earlier than pullets. They usually have 3 rows of peas raised on their combs. Pullets have 3 rows as well, but only the middle should be raised.

 

[ChickenFox]

Oh my gosh! I have an Easter Egger identical to Paige, and she doesn't really have a comb either!

It is such a mystery to what comb she has

That is too cool. Wonder if the tiny comb is linked with that color pattern?.. Hmm...Curious minds want to know...

Here is a picture close up of his comb. He has three rows, but his comb is not that large right now. It is definitely a pea comb though


That is his new name. I've heard that Groucho comment from 3 different people now!

Ah! Yes it is 3 row. lol Sorry. From the side it just looked like a large single row. Thanks for the different view and clarification! And I too vote for Groucho.