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

[subhanalah]

They are probably F3 or something, but that's okay, roosters don't lay eggs anyway

 

[mulambo28]

This is true. But, the gene has to come from somewhere. Most of the time,either an Ameraucana or hatchery EE is used for backyard breeding of EEs. Unfortunately, if you breed an EE to something else (that lacks the blue egg gene), you decrease the likelihood of it being inherited. The more generations this is done, the less likely the gene is still present. Your chicks don't resemble typical EEs much at all so while it is possible, it isn't nearly as likely you'll get blue/green colored eggs.

Thank you for the information.

 

[TeacherMedic]

McCaskill, I'd trade them in. Not only do I see pink (likely growing already) combs, I see calico on at least one. Black + white + brick red is male.

Eta: enlarged the photo, both are calico. Surely the breeder knows this!

I don't think the breeder knew if they would be hens or rooster at hatching. Ha, Ha, I'm figuring I'm that breeder. LOL

 

[debid]

I don't think the breeder knew if they would be hens or rooster at hatching.  Ha, Ha, I'm figuring I'm that breeder.  LOL

Ah, I thought the chicks were newly acquired.

 

[TeacherMedic]

Ah, I thought the chicks were newly acquired.

Well, then maybe I'm not the one in trouble then. LOL

 

[TeacherMedic]

Probably not, because if I remember correctly the person I told I would swap out new chicks for roosters bought 10 not just two.

 

[McCaskill]

We bought 8 and split between 4 people and I'm the only one that can't have Roos so the one who bought them is going to get me the breeders info and hopefully she will have 4 week olds to trade lol

Edit to add: we got them as 3day old chicks I think

 

[TeacherMedic]

ha, that's me and no I don't have 4 week old ones to trade. Sorry only ones are in the incubator. LOL its a small world

 

[McCaskill]

ha, that's me and no I don't have 4 week old ones to trade. Sorry only ones are in the incubator. LOL its a small world

i truly can't believe it the small world just keeps getting smaller did you sell to a lady named Eilene Corcoran she is who picked them up

 

[TeacherMedic]

i truly can't believe it the small world just keeps getting smaller did you sell to a lady named Eilene Corcoran she is who picked them up

She's a teacher, right? We talked about being teachers and how she had to find others to get that many because all I had left that week were what she bought.