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

[Likenoothergerl]

Anyone care to make a guess on this one if its a roo? I sure hope not out of the hatcheries all hens 4 of the 5 have been roos..

 

[CarolinaHen]

The comb looks like a single row of peas to me. What am I missing here??? LOL

 

[CarolinaHen]

Anyone care to make a guess on this one if its a roo? I sure hope not out of the hatcheries all hens 4 of the 5 have been roos..

Looks like a cockerel with that comb :/

 

[Likenoothergerl]

ummm means i have a roo?

 

[my sunwolf]

Anyone care to make a guess on this one if its a roo? I sure hope not out of the hatcheries all hens 4 of the 5 have been roos..

Unless this bird is 5 months old it looks like a rooster with that big comb

 

[my sunwolf]

About 7-8 weeks. I totally agree that markings all indicate cockerel, but there's no red yet. All of the other males sported theirs a couple weeks ago. Here is a close up of comb and saddle.

Er, at 7-8 weeks with a comb like that, I am 90% sure that's a cockerel.

 

[CarolinaHen]

This comb has been driving me crazy! It's a wonky single row of peas. I'm pretty good at picking three rows out early, but this one has been bothering me. Can a cockerel have a single row pea comb? No red splashes, and no pointy saddle feathers?

 

[chickenluver555]

no I got mine from a local farmer in my area. Yours is just gorgeous! I hope they are both pullets!

 

[my sunwolf]

This comb has been driving me crazy! It's a wonky single row of peas. I'm pretty good at picking three rows out early, but this one has been bothering me. Can a cockerel have a single row pea comb? No red splashes, and no pointy saddle feathers?

An EE cockerel can have a single row pea comb as EE's have unknown heritage and may have a single combed breed somewhere. Trust me, give him a few more weeks and that comb will really start to get big and red. If your bird is not a cockerel I will be very surprised. Pointed hackle and saddle feathers develop from 12-15 weeks, though as a previous poster demonstrated you may start to see evidence of them starting to come in earlier than this. Red splotches can start as early as 4 weeks or can wait until 16 weeks to show themselves, it all depends on the bird.

 

[CarolinaHen]

I've got someone wanting to purchase a pair of EEs, I guess I'll go with this one being a cockerel and let them bring him back if it turns out to be a pullet.