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

[Iflyonhorses]

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You could change her name to Phoenix.

 

[Kitt]

Stupid question I know but would this work for EE/OEGB cross??

 

[juliechick]

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You think it's a girl? I would hope so, but the gold coming in on the wings makes me think boy. s/he is pretty anyways tho.

Mom was your standard brown EE, dad was a blue/gold cochin.

If that is a rooster, I'll eat my hat! Seriously, it looks like a hen in every way, shape and form. I don't think all the color rules apply once you start adding in other breeds to the mix, such as your Cochin. I could be wrong about that, but I'm still sure it's a pullet.

 

[featherz]

LOL. well, shows what I know. I'll have to report back in four weeks or so -s/he is only 8 weeks old and already is pinking up, so we shall see.

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You think it's a girl? I would hope so, but the gold coming in on the wings makes me think boy. s/he is pretty anyways tho.

Mom was your standard brown EE, dad was a blue/gold cochin.

If that is a rooster, I'll eat my hat! Seriously, it looks like a hen in every way, shape and form. I don't think all the color rules apply once you start adding in other breeds to the mix, such as your Cochin. I could be wrong about that, but I'm still sure it's a pullet.

 

[ChicksterJo]

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You think it's a girl? I would hope so, but the gold coming in on the wings makes me think boy. s/he is pretty anyways tho.

Mom was your standard brown EE, dad was a blue/gold cochin.

If that is a rooster, I'll eat my hat! Seriously, it looks like a hen in every way, shape and form. I don't think all the color rules apply once you start adding in other breeds to the mix, such as your Cochin. I could be wrong about that, but I'm still sure it's a pullet.

I agree that it's a pullet. The tail, the overall feathering. I don't think that the color coming in on the wings and some on the chest is the same gold/orange that comes in on some roos. She looks beautiful!!

 

[mama24]

I don't think that orange is the brick red that you see in roos, either. I agree, beautiful pullet. That is probably one of the prettiest I've ever seen. I hope she's really a girl. And maybe next year you can send me some of her eggs!!!

Oh, and I have 2 EE girls who are about 7 weeks old and their combs are pinking up already, too.

 

[Cowgirl71]

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DON'T SELL THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE PULLET!!!

Yes, she has red on the shoulders, but it's not really red, closer to salmon (which=pullet), and it's on her lower wing, not on her shoulder (if it's on the shoulder, then it's a rooster). It's also a very small patch. One of my pullets on page 5 ("Pearl") has some salmon on her wing too.

But anyway, 1st and 2nd pics are pullets. 3rd pic looks kinda rooish. Can you get a better profile pic?

 

[featherz]

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DON'T SELL THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE PULLET!!!

Yes, she has red on the shoulders, but it's not really red, closer to salmon (which=pullet), and it's on her lower wing, not on her shoulder (if it's on the shoulder, then it's a rooster). It's also a very small patch. One of my pullets on page 5 ("Pearl") has some salmon on her wing too.

But anyway, 1st and 2nd pics are pullets. 3rd pic looks kinda rooish. Can you get a better profile pic?

I will later today. I still think the blue one looks rooish, but I think it's because my picture doesn't show the comb very well. It's definitely pretty pink for eight weeks old, pinker than my 15+ week old olive eggers.

We shall see. I was thinking of keeping it even if it IS a roo, since I love his daddy - daddy is a very good and nice roo.

See? By the 'rules' of sexing EE's/pea combed birds, we have a good middle row coming in pink there. I still think it will end up a roo.

But I may keep it even if it is, unless someone near me needs a pretty roo. My roo makes interesting colored babies. Also got a pic of bird #3 who looks pullety for now I think. Of course, this is an EE X straight combed bird, so there may be some waffle room there. Right? LOL.

other EE:

 

[mama24]

I am definitely not an expert, but I still think she's a girl. I have 2 cockerels who are younger and their combs are red red. I have 1 girls whose comb is bigger and pink already, too.

 

[featherz]

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I hope you are right! I'll keep him/her for now and report back if it lays an egg or cockadoodledoos.