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

[aoxa]

I think that's the first time I've ever seen someone corrected that their bird is an Ameraucana instead of an EE!

I know right If you WANT to be technical, Splashes can't win shows, as they are not a recognized colour - but come from Blue breedings.. therefore the majority of Ameraucana breeders accept them as true.

 

[Pent]

That's a splash Ameraucana as far as I can see, not an EE - but it does look to be a boy.

Wow, that's rare. Not often someone corrects EE to Ameraucana. All the time the other way around, but this is a new one.

 

[SeattleLeah]

Hmmmm, that makes sense. This birds mother was a frizzle solid blue OE x barred OE roo. So the resulting female chick would get one copy of barring from the father. The resulting male chick should also only be able to get one copy of barring since mom was solid. So I dont know why this bird looks so light. S/he is blue barred, definitely not black so maybe that is what accounts for the lighter look overall. With only one parent being barred, the lighter coloring should not be effected by gender, correct?

You got that barred thing confused. One copy of barring is darker. Two copies is lighter, which only males get.. however, if her father only had one copy of the barring it could have done something like this maybe?

In Barred birds the females get the copy of the barring from their father.. the males get a copy from their mother AND their father, which makes them appear lighter.


Example here. Boy lighter, female darker.

 

[aoxa]

Hmmmm, that makes sense. This birds mother was a frizzle solid blue OE x barred OE roo. So the resulting female chick would get one copy of barring from the father. The resulting male chick should also only be able to get one copy of barring since mom was solid. So I dont know why this bird looks so light. S/he is blue barred, definitely not black so maybe that is what accounts for the lighter look overall. With only one parent being barred, the lighter coloring should not be effected by gender, correct?

That makes sense. The father would only have one copy, therefore creating offspring looking a bit different in barring... I am not a genetics expert, but that is how one explained Tina to me.. The one I showed you with very faint barring (as her father was a wyandotte x barred rock cross) - and her mother a silkie...

I'm going to ask a friend about that. I'll get back to you.

 

[jnkir7]

I have a barred ee I crossed her with my rhode island red rooster would that make sex link babies and if so would they be color sexed

 

[aoxa]

I have a barred ee I crossed her with my rhode island red rooster would that make sex link babies and if so would they be color sexed

Yes they would be. Chicks with white dot on their head will be males. All black would be females.

 

[jnkir7]

how about the reds some are black- barred and some are red

 

[aoxa]

how about the reds some are black- barred and some are red

Could they be from another hen?

 

[jnkir7]

no she is the only olive egg layer I have and I only set the olive eggs so I could get more hens to lay olive eggs

 

[mark9199]

I've been assuming that I got all girls but now am wondering. Sorry for the lack of photos but if anyone can tell from these 2 pictures that she's not a he...? Thanks