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

[curious chickee]

Is Loki a girl or a boy? I know it's still a bit too early to tell, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. Loki is a few days older than 5 weeks.. Always wants to be held when I go to feed him/her.. Very friendly.. Father is a EE and mother is a Black Australorp. It was really hard getting a full picture.. Cockerel, looks like a three row pea comb

 

[myfivegirls]

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If you mix a pea combed bird with a single combed bird, the "3-row pea comb is a male" rule doesn't always apply.
But, quite often the cockerels have larger combs early on, and get "puffy" and red, while the females stay either yellow or slightly pink.
I have hatched a lot of pea/single comb birds, and the best way to tell the gender is their feathers, when they're a little older.
I usually check as their new feathers are coming in, to see if there's any bright (often contrasting color) shiny saddle, neck or wing feathers.

These two are some pea/single combed young cocks from a few years ago:




And again, one of this year's guys - again a single/pea mix
it's not a clear photo, but can tell the comb just looks like a single line.
So far, it looks to be a pullet.




On the other hand, this chick has a distinct, small 3-row pea comb,
as it's father had a pea/single comb, and mother has cushion comb.

It turned out to be a hen



So, I wouldn't give up hope until it's a few more weeks older.
The small-combed chicks are generally harder to tell, especially if are two types mixed together.
I give them about 10 weeks before I make a final decision. The single-combed ones I can tell much earlier, and there
are some of this year's small-combed cockerels are very obvious, but it's also come with lots of practice!

 

[mymilliefleur]

Is Loki a girl or a boy? I know it's still a bit too early to tell, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Loki is a few days older than 5 weeks.. Always wants to be held when I go to feed him/her.. Very friendly..
Father is a EE and mother is a Black Australorp.

It was really hard getting a full picture..

Most likely a pullet. If it were a cockerel it would have much more red in it's comb.

EE cockerel at 3 weeks:

 

[tmfletch]

Hi All! I am new to keeping chickens and have many of the chicks in my flock figured out but I'm unsure about my 2 EE's. Can someone help? Hen or Roo? Thanks in advance!


EE#1


EE#1 Comb


EE#2


EE#2 Comb

 

[junebuggena]

They both look like girls.

 

[tmfletch]

Thanks Junebugenna. I'm sure hoping they are, I already have 5 roos and only want 1 or 2. I was praying that these were both hens.

 

[mymilliefleur]

They both look like girls.

Agreed.

 

[NinjiChicki]

Thanks for all of the replies.

I'll update in 5 weeks or so, or if there's some development.. Either way Loki is staying!
By then there should be something with the little group too.

 

[littlesparrow11]

I've been watching this thread, and it's been really really helpful with sexing my EE's. There are a couple I'm still not sure about though- they are now 6 weeks old.

White EE:


EE with red/brown head: (sorry it's blurry, just wanted to get comb color on there)

Olive Egger (assuming most of the same rules still apply):

Any thoughts?

 

[junebuggena]

I've been watching this thread, and it's been really really helpful with sexing my EE's. There are a couple I'm still not sure about though- they are now 6 weeks old.

White EE:


EE with red/brown head: (sorry it's blurry, just wanted to get comb color on there)

Olive Egger (assuming most of the same rules still apply):

Any thoughts?