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

[beauchicks]

Sorry, the chick in question stood on my phone and submitted that before i was done! It's got a bald patch around the comb, was wondering if it was a breed thing (some bantam cross) or a result of a bad hatch? It's got darker feathers on tops of wings and between shoulders. Any ideas on breed, hoping girl for the dogs sake!

 

[beauchicks]

And that comb..sorry I'm having trouble uploading more than one image.

 

[SA Farm]

Looks like a hen to me

 

[my sunwolf]

Sorry, the chick in question stood on my phone and submitted that before i was done! It's got a bald patch around the comb, was wondering if it was a breed thing (some bantam cross) or a result of a bad hatch? It's got darker feathers on tops of wings and between shoulders. Any ideas on breed, hoping girl for the dogs sake!

That is almost 100% a pullet

 

[makluvsanimals]

beautiful bird
she is gorgeous hint hint...SHE is gorgeous

 

[Nickeechickee]

Not a sex question...but EEs don't lay white eggs ever do they? Mine is going on 23 weeks old and still no eggs. I have 2 ducks the same age that I think are the ones laying. Someone keeps dropping soft, incompletely shelled white eggs. There were two out in the run today...even though 6 out of 7 days I have a perfectly formed cream egg waiting for me in the nest box when I let them out in the morning. Only find soft ones out in the run, so I don't get it...still getting the laying thing down I guess? I really thought I'd see blue eggs by now though...

 

[SA Farm]

Usually EEs lay pinkish to blue/green eggs. They also don't usually start laying until 24 weeks

 

[Nickeechickee]

Oh, see I was told 18-22 weeks! Guess I'm just being impatient!

 

[sharol]

My EE's (I have 5 of them) started laying between 18 and 20 weeks.

It is my understanding that an EE can lay any color egg. What color are her ears? legs? Does she have a beard and/or muffs? Comb type? All of these are related to egg color.

 

[SA Farm]

My EE's (I have 5 of them) started laying between 18 and 20 weeks.

It is my understanding that an EE can lay any color egg. What color are her ears? legs? Does she have a beard and/or muffs? Comb type? All of these are related to egg color.

I think you're right about EEs laying any color, really. I suppose it depends on what and how often they are crossed away from the blue/green egg gene. From my research, it's the comb and the ears that are related to the blue/green gene rather than legs and beard/muffs, but even with the comb and ears, you can still be completely surprised with what you get!

I think that anything can happen with an EE, really. It's one of the things I enjoy most about them is that they are a constant surprise!