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

[chickadoodles]

I kind of thought that the first and third one would be hens? Also being black and white. Who knew?

 

[polarbearpilot]

Hi, I am new to chicken sexing. I am hatching some EE, Americaunas, and Olive Eggers which are due this Friday (fingers crossed). I read that you can sex the chicks by checking the wings. I don't know if that works for the chicks I am expecting. I couldn't find any reference to wing sexing for them in this very long thread. I admit I didn't read through all 268 pages of the thread, just the first dozen or so. Could an experienced breeder help me out here? Thanks so much.

 

[debid]

Hi, I am new to chicken sexing.  I am hatching some EE, Americaunas, and Olive Eggers which are due this Friday (fingers crossed).  I read that you can sex the chicks by checking the wings. I don't know if that works for the chicks I am expecting.  I couldn't find any reference to wing sexing for them in this very long thread.  I admit I didn't read through all 268 pages of the thread, just the first dozen or so.  Could an experienced breeder help me out here?  Thanks so much.

Unless you are breeding for wing sexing, it isn't accurate. There is a ton of misinformation shared about it so I'll direct you to a link rather than trying to explain why it isn't reliable on random chicks or certain breeds:

www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Factsheets/Sexing_day_old_chicks.pdf

 

[chickadoodles]

Here are two more of my EE's I tried to get a pic of. I think it may be a pullet? The one running away, I have no idea she won't hold still. lol

 

[BTinks]

Nine weeks?! Wow, and I thought my Sussex was slow to feather. I suspect cockerel but until the wing fills in, it's a maybe.

Ha, I know! All of its hatch mates are fully feathered. This one was a runt tho so I think it's a little developmentally delayed.

 

[my sunwolf]

Here are two more of my EE's I tried to get a pic of. I think it may be a pullet? The one running away, I have no idea she won't hold still. lol

Those colors look like pullets to me

 

[chickadoodles]

Thank you HeartMoss Farm! I was hoping they would be!

 

[blondie34]

What an awesome thread! I have a better idea of what my little guys are but will probably post a few pictures later on today for some other opinions. I have raised EE's and Ameraucanas both and always have such a hard time sexing them when they're younger!

 

[fortcypher]

We finally took the girls for a field trip to the great outdoors. So I got a couple of pics of one that baffles us. She/he doesn't look like any of the others. We originally picked 15 Golden Comets and 5 Easter Eggers. Trying to figure out if this 3 1/2 week old is either breed and male/female? She/he was the first to feather of the group. We thought it was a Golden Comet because it was yellow/buff as a chick. But it had green legs, unlike the rest of that group. We definitely have all the 5 ordered Easter Eggers (all darker browns/greys) Was it a mixup? What's your best guess? Thanks so much! My son is hoping it isn't a roo as it would have to find a new home...

 

[Wishing4Wings]

We finally took the girls for a field trip to the great outdoors. So I got a couple of pics of one that baffles us. She/he doesn't look like any of the others. We originally picked 15 Golden Comets and 5 Easter Eggers. Trying to figure out if this 3 1/2 week old is either breed and male/female? She/he was the first to feather of the group. We thought it was a Golden Comet because it was yellow/buff as a chick. But it had green legs, unlike the rest of that group. We definitely have all the 5 ordered Easter Eggers (all darker browns/greys) Was it a mixup? What's your best guess? Thanks so much! My son is hoping it isn't a roo as it would have to find a new home...


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Did you get them through the mail? Sometimes the hatcheries throw in an extra chick. Can't tell the sex of this one yet. It looks like an EE without a beard (got green legs and the comb is not single, yes?).