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

[junebuggena]

This one may need another week or so to be certain, but I think I see the beginnings of rooster red on the shoulders. The comb doesn't look quite like a cockerel's or a pullet's right now. It's somewhere in the middle. I know some might say that because there is no black on the chest it's a girl, but I know that's not always true when it comes to Easter Eggers. My boy's chest is solid red. This one has me scratching my head and saying, "Hmm."

 

[kristaschics15]

This one may need another week or so to be certain, but I think I see the beginnings of rooster red on the shoulders. The comb doesn't look quite like a cockerel's or a pullet's right now. It's somewhere in the middle. I know some might say that because there is no black on the chest it's a girl, but I know that's not always true when it comes to Easter Eggers. My boy's chest is solid red. This one has me scratching my head and saying, "Hmm."

Mine too because she hasn't hardly had any comb and was almost perfectly blue gorgeous blue until this week. I saw that red and thought "crap". She's always been the biggest of them all.

 

[CorvidLady]

I've been wondering about his coloring myself. Maybe something to do with the blue/black genetics when mixed with gold birds? His two full siblings are solid black with unreal iridescence. (If i didn't know they were mixed, they could pass for pure Ameraucanas, slate legs and all. )

EtA we just lost him this morning... some sort of predation right through the chicken wire in the run. Not something nice to wake up to.

 

[micheleomal]

I was wondering if Easter Eggers can be feather sexed at 1 day old? I hatched 2, both from the same source (Ameracauna/Araucana Mix). At 1 day I feather sexed them. One had uneven wing feathers, the other had even, stubby feathers. Now, at 12 weeks, they both appear to be pullets. Is this possible? I keep figuring they have to be of opposite sexes. Any insights?

 

[junebuggena]

Feather sexing only works if you know how your chicks parents feathered. A fast feathering hen crossed with a slow feathering male would make the resulting chicks sexable by wing feathers. If you can't be certain of your chicks' parentage, feather sexing is going to be unreliable.

 

[NikkiCole5]

Here is a close up of the baby that looks male, but the "female" neck feathers look male as well, so I have no clue lol

"FemalE"

 

[junebuggena]

Can you get a come shot. The pointy male feathers don't come in until after 10 weeks.

 

[myfivegirls]

Here is a close up of the baby that looks male, but the "female" neck feathers look male as well, so I have no clue lol

Based on the coloring and bright "red" of this one - I'd say rooster.

"FemalE"

It's hard to tell on this one what it's neck feathers will be until they fully come in. But, based upon the color so far, it looks to be a female. But, you'd be better off waiting a few more weeks and re-posting updated photos.

 

[micheleomal]

Feather sexing only works if you know how your chicks parents feathered. A fast feathering hen crossed with a slow feathering male would make the resulting chicks sexable by wing feathers. If you can't be certain of your chicks' parentage, feather sexing is going to be unreliable.

 

[micheleomal]

Can you have both types of wing feathering from the same hatch (siblings)?