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

[Chicken Strut]

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Any ideas on gender? Its about 5-6 weeks.

-- Looks almost exactly like one of my Easter Egger pullets (now 5 months) at that age. If anything, my girl had a darker, peach-colored comb at that age than yours.

 

[fishnmama]

Here is my 7wk old EE. I believe that he/she is probably a roo except his comb is still fairly pale and he is pretty red all over. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Still hoping he is a she.

 

[junebuggena]

Here is my 7wk old EE. I believe that he/she is probably a roo except his comb is still fairly pale and he is pretty red all over. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Still hoping he is a she.

That is definitely a cockerel.

 

[meredith1583]

My roo

 

[Wishing4Wings]

fishnmama, x2 on him being a cockerel. At his this age it's not always the color of the comb, but the size and shape- relatively large, very visible in profile, and what looks like 3 parallel ridges (or rows of peas). A pullet usually has just a single ridge down the center.

 

[fishnmama]

junebuggena, that is what I thought also, but couldn't help hoping I was wrong.

 

[mymilliefleur]

Here is my 7wk old EE. I believe that he/she is probably a roo except his comb is still fairly pale and he is pretty red all over. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Still hoping he is a she.

I also votecockerel - note the bright red patchy color, and very defined three row pea comb. All these things shout male.

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Will a young cockerel (19 weeks) do a submissive squat? Or would you only see that in a pullet?

 

[CorvidLady]

Just checking in with an update. All predictions thus far have been spot on, and I'm going to maintain that the feather "coronas" are definitely an early sign of a male, per my observations.

I do have a shadow of a doubt about this lil' one. I was sure it was a cockerel, but I caught him (?) squatting the other day when I went to pet his back. I'm still feeling roo, but what are

Compared to his full sister from the same hatch:

He's (?) been consistently smaller and much slower to develop than his siblings.

 

[and-roo]

Just checking in with an update. All predictions thus far have been spot on, and I'm going to maintain that the feather "coronas" are definitely an early sign of a male, per my observations.

I do have a shadow of a doubt about this lil' one. I was sure it was a cockerel, but I caught him (?) squatting the other day when I went to pet his back. I'm still feeling roo, but what are

Compared to his full sister from the same hatch:

He's (?) been consistently smaller and much slower to develop than his siblings.

he looks like a cockerel, with those feathers on his shoulder, big legs, the red face/comb, and that tail...