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

[CorvidLady]

I'm guessing chick 1 is a cockerel and chick 2 is a pullet. It's kind of hard to see in the photo what kind of comb chick 1 has. It doesn't look like a pea comb at all.

I think it's going to end up a cushion comb. Daddy was a rose-comb GLW. The other hatchmate that I'm sure is a pullet also has this strange flat non-comb.

 

[mymilliefleur]

I'm guessing chick 1 is a cockerel and chick 2 is a pullet. It's kind of hard to see in the photo what kind of comb chick 1 has. It doesn't look like a pea comb at all.

X2.

 

[CorvidLady]

X2.

I'm hoping you're right! Chick 1 is my favorite.

 

[eggsbert]

I know it may be a little early to know for sure what sex these chicks are but I thought I'd go ahead and ask anyway since I'm fairly certain of the sex on two of them.
Here is the group I'm working with. They are four 3 week old bantam EEs, all with straight single combs.

The two light colored chicks on the left are easy. Far left is a girl and center left is a boy. However, I'm having trouble with the two chipmunks. Their combs are bigger and redder than the girl on the left but smaller and less red than the roo.


Any guesses on these chipmunks?

 

[junebuggena]

I know it may be a little early to know for sure what sex these chicks are but I thought I'd go ahead and ask anyway since I'm fairly certain of the sex on two of them.
Here is the group I'm working with. They are four 3 week old bantam EEs, all with straight single combs.

The two light colored chicks on the left are easy. Far left is a girl and center left is a boy. However, I'm having trouble with the two chipmunks. Their combs are bigger and redder than the girl on the left but smaller and less red than the roo.
Might be a pullet Definitely a cockerel This one is starting to look like a cockerel pullet

Any guesses on these chipmunks?

Not likely to get colored eggs from the girls. And the boys probably won't have a blue egg gene to pass on.

 

[eggsbert]

Not likely to get colored eggs from the girls. And the boys probably won't have a blue egg gene to pass on.

I figured they wouldn't give us colored eggs when I got a closer look at the combs when I got them home. Which is a shame.
I don't much care for the two chipmunks, they aren't very well tempered but the two light chicks are extremely well tempered. Both of them fly up onto the side of the brooder to greet me when I come in and very much enjoy being held. The boy likes to be held in hand and pet and the (hopefully) girl likes to nest on my shoulder.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Ok my chick sexing experts. What about this one?


6 week old EE/buff silkie cross

Can't see the comb very well, but I think it looks like a pullet. Pattern is a little patchy, but no dark red.

 

[newmarch2014]

I am pretty sure these are both girls but am just posting for viewing pleasure....this is the doppleganger chick for this year Wester. Flighty and spastic but the first to roost and really to try anything daring and bold.

 

[newmarch2014]

And this is my Frankenstein chicken Easter. Also flighty and spastic but intersting to look at.

 

[mymilliefleur]

@newmarch2014, I'm still not sure about wester, but I'm leaning toward pullet.

Easter is deffinitely a pullet.