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

[Roxannemc]

Last question
I go mostly by the color of the comb to sex all my chicks when 5-6 weeks old... Do use comb size too but Am I wrong to think all the cockrels will be pink and the pullet combs will be white when young?
.I now know(thank you) to look for the red shoulders on EEs but ..I have a cockrel and a pullet both about 2 months or 3 old EEs.
Both are dark charcoal grey all over but the cockrel has white-yellowish neck feathers now . No red any place at all HUMMM??? Are there exceptions or is he just not old enough to get them in yet?

 

[Nickeechickee]

Can you tell egg color by comb type? My black and white EE female has a single comb. The two brown ones both have pea combs.

 

[polarbearpilot]

I finally have some recent pictures to contribute



Male & Not sure yet - probably male.


White EE - unknown gender


Girl


White EE - Pretty sure this one is a girl


Girl

They are 4-6 weeks old. The youngest being 4 weeks, the oldest being 6 weeks

Hi oaxa. I have two white EEs, 9 wks old, not sure of the sex. Of your white EEs, I am curious as to how to determine the sex of the girl above, and equally important what makes you unsure of the sex of the first two. Thanks.

 

[debid]

Last question
I go mostly by the color of the comb to sex all  my chicks  when 5-6 weeks old... Do use  comb size too  but Am I wrong to think all the cockrels will be pink and the pullet  combs will be white  when young?  
.I now know(thank you) to look for the red shoulders on EEs but ..I have a cockrel and a pullet both about 2 months or 3 old EEs.
Both are  dark charcoal grey all over but the cockrel has  white-yellowish  neck feathers now . No red any place at all  HUMMM??? Are there exceptions or is he just not old enough to get them in yet?

I have had pink-combed pullets at 5-6 weeks. The difference is that the males are reddening and GROWING their combs while a pullet will have minimal change aside from a bit of pink blush.

And no, not all cockerels have red on them.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Comb type doesn't necessarily determine egg color. My mother has 2 EE hens that lay brown eggs but have the modified pea comb.Their 3 sisters have modified pea combs; 2 lay green and 1 lays blue. Their mother has a single comb and lays brown shells. Their father has the blue shell gene.

 

[Peneliva]

Roo or pullet? We've guess pullet in the past but I'm just so nervous haha!

All of the same girl who I've named Phoebe.

 

[BLT79]

Roo or pullet? We've guess pullet in the past but I'm just so nervous haha!

All of the same girl who I've named Phoebe.

my daughter named her rir/cuckoo maran phoebe. I am not an expert, very new here. but are those hackles pointy? if so I believe pointy hackles indicate male. but the color pattern is a pattern, and they roos have sporatic splotches!

 

[aoxa]

Wow he is stunning..........

Thanks guys!

Can you tell egg color by comb type? My black and white EE female has a single comb. The two brown ones both have pea combs.

Yes for the most part. See my last comment bellow.

Hi oaxa. I have two white EEs, 9 wks old, not sure of the sex. Of your white EEs, I am curious as to how to determine the sex of the girl above, and equally important what makes you unsure of the sex of the first two. Thanks.

I'm going by comb and leg size on the last one. The one above that has really thick legs, but the comb is just borderline. Though my white EEs prior had really fat legs and were girls.

I'm going to wait until 8 weeks to be sure before I put a label on the pure white ones. There are a few I am sure are boys, but some I am not ready to peg as girls just yet.

Comb type doesn't necessarily determine egg color. My mother has 2 EE hens that lay brown eggs but have the modified pea comb.Their 3 sisters have modified pea combs; 2 lay green and 1 lays blue. Their mother has a single comb and lays brown shells. Their father has the blue shell gene.

Most times it does. Especially with EEs.

Single combed EEs - 95% chance at varying shades of brown. 5% chance at green
Pea combed EEs - 95% chance at green or blue - 5% at varying shades of brown
Modified pea comb - well I really don't know there, but all that I've had with modified pea combs have laid coloured eggs.

The pea comb is closely related to the coloured egg gene.

 

[brairgirl]

I think that may be a roo... I see some dark red coming in!! But that is all that points to a roo in my humble opinion

 

[aoxa]

my daughter named her rir/cuckoo maran phoebe. I am not an expert, very new here. but are those hackles pointy? if so I believe pointy hackles indicate male. but the color pattern is a pattern, and they roos have sporatic splotches!

It is the pattern of the feathers that make them look pointy.


That's a girl.