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

[mama2molly]

This wouldn't qualify as "red on the wings" right? It's more brownish?

 

[afreeman0405]

This wouldn't qualify as "red on the wings" right? It's more brownish?

The suspect red color is kind of rusty. Here is my 9 week old cockerel, with the red:

But I will tell you the splotchy coloring of that chicken makes it likely to be a cockerel. How old is it?

 

[FVRM]

Yeah I'm getting better. I had my thoughts on 4 wasn't positive but did notice the red. You guys are teaching me

I love guessing on this thread. This is the first time I've msg my guess.

lol the funny thing is I'm better at guessing someone else's EE genders than my own!

 

[FVRM]

This wouldn't qualify as "red on the wings" right? It's more brownish?

yeah a roo is more vivid red. and she still has a pale comb.

 

[mama2molly]

Thanks guys! She/he is about 4 weeks right now. But I have 6 total and will post more pics in another 1-2 weeks like polarbearpilot suggested.

 

[subhanalah]

I posted this in a different thread, but I know this thread gets a lot of views.  Do I have three and three?  If I need to wait a while still and get better photos, please let me know.  They just got put in their coop this weekend and outside for the first time.  They are 5 1/2 weeks old, bantams.

Direct link so photos can be enlarged https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/896004/easter-egger-bantams-think-three-are-roos

you're right in with your boys guesses, can't really see the other three, but what I can see yes...hopefully you're right.

 

[Faraday40]

BranchChickens:
Your white & black chicken looks like a pullet. I only say b/c I think I have her very friendly twin.
Mine at 10 weeks.


Here as adult.

 

[aatx]

you're right in with your boys guesses, can't really see the other three, but what I can see yes...hopefully you're right.

Thank you. I haven't really taken any photos of their combs since there isn't really anything to see on them yet. They look completely different from the three I think are roos, so I still have my fingers crossed. They also behave differently. The three I think are roos have lots of stand offs where they raise their neck feathers.

That blue looks like a girl at the moment, but if that comb pinks up then I would say boy. But the others you think are Cockerals look like it with that red coming on their wings.

Thank you. You can't really tell it in the photos, but the comb is pink on the blue one and clearly three rows. I really wanted it to be a hen, but all signs to point to roo.


The ones with the red on them don't have the three rows quite as defined yet, but they are wider than the others.

 

[fazziobear1]

Thank you everyone! No need to be sorry though. Its going to work out for everyone! Apparently, the woman I got the ee's from had someone call wanting a rooster, and since I'm the only one to call her back with a possibility, she called me this morning. Said she has a bunch of pullet ee's the same age as mine to choose my replacement from! So I'll get to choose the color with minimal guessing! Kinda excited about it. Just wish I'd be able to trade in one of my white silkies for a buff/black/splash or ANY other color! :/ But, since its a TSC chick, its a no go....

Sooo.... This is the ee pullet I traded the cockerel for. What on earth could it be mixed with? Its soo pretty!!

 

[kenzier093]

I am going to hatch some eggs in the bator next spring and I was wondering if someone could take a guess as to what color chicks I will get from these two?