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

[polarbearpilot]

I got 6 straight run ees this year and 4 are boys. I don't care I'm keeping 2 of them. Lol. I'm a sucker for pretty roosters

Yes, the roosters are so pretty. Please post pictures when they're fully feathered.

 

[ochochicas]

I got 6 straight run ees this year and 4 are boys. I don't care I'm keeping 2 of them. Lol. I'm a sucker for pretty roosters

My roo was beautiful, but he was so darn aggressive towards the others that we had to find him a new home. Now he has new adult hens that will hopefully put him in his place while he still has time to learn (he's only 2 months old). It was sad to see him go, but it's for the best.

 

[Brookshire11]

My roo was beautiful, but he was so darn aggressive towards the others that we had to find him a new home. Now he has new adult hens that will hopefully put him in his place while he still has time to learn (he's only 2 months old). It was sad to see him go, but it's for the best.

I'm sorry...probably for the best though. An aggressive roo doesn't make anyone happy..
My EE roo was just starting to get testy when he left, about the same age.

 

[ochochicas]

I'm sorry...probably for the best though. An aggressive roo doesn't make anyone happy..
My EE roo was just starting to get testy when he left, about the same age.

Mine was sparring with the other cockerel when they were a week old. They have been fighting ever since. I told DH that they could both stay until one did something to tick me off. I was honestly hoping the EE would be the one we kept. However, last weekend he tried to kill the other cockerel. We separated them, but everytime they go out to free range the EE would hunt the other one down and attack him. In addition he would bite the pullets. He also started crowing at 5 weeks, so I think he has a little to much hormones running around his teenage body. LOL

 

[Brookshire11]

Mine was sparring with the other cockerel when they were a week old. They have been fighting ever since. I told DH that they could both stay until one did something to tick me off. I was honestly hoping the EE would be the one we kept. However, last weekend he tried to kill the other cockerel. We separated them, but everytime they go out to free range the EE would hunt the other one down and attack him. In addition he would bite the pullets. He also started crowing at 5 weeks, so I think he has a little to much hormones running around his teenage body. LOL

Wow! Seems like it! lol

 

[MaineiacJay]

so my Easter Egger chicks that i hatched last month are feathering in nicely. id like some input on gender. im usually pretty good and im thinking 2 males and 2 females but id like to double check. ive got 5 roosters and i already feel like that is too many (most of my hens have no feathers on their backs or necks =/ ) so i want to make sure i can rehome them early, before i have to move them out to the rest of the flock.

i think they all have silkie in them. the dominant roo is a silkie/black copper maran and all the chicks have feathered legs (except a miracle purebred from the only male wyandotte and 1 of 2 wyandotte hens!). these guys are about 5 weeks old.

im pretty sure this is a male, and shows lots of silkie features, including black skin. i wanted to keep it the moment it hatched but its looking like a roo =( he has a lot fewer feathers than the others and just strikes me as a cockerel. sigh. he has a flat comb so but ive never had luck judging silkies anyways.


this one seems to have female feathering, but the face just says MALE to me. maybe im crazy... cant tell on the pea comb, since it is flat..


this one i think is a pullet. the feathering color and the amount of feathers makes me think that. i cant tell if the comb is 1 row or 3 because its kinda flat... but i dont always trust that since i have a hen with 3 row pea comb.


this one is weird. its got less feathering, like the black one, but the feathering looks like female and its got a very distinct single row pea comb. so i say female

 

[sandiTX]

Boys / Girls can someone help me out. My grandkids get to pick 2 each ( 3 G-kids) out of the 20 EE's,

Chick #1 I think roo




Chick #2 (Rocky) I think a roo







I dont know why the chicks are pulling feathers off each other?? anyone know??
Below is photo of them together.

 

[LonelyPageTurne]

Boys / Girls can someone help me out. My grandkids get to pick 2 each ( 3 G-kids) out of the 20 EE's, Chick #1 I think roo Chick #2 (Rocky) I think a roo I dont know why the chicks are pulling feathers off each other?? anyone know?? Below is photo of them together.

How old are they? Aside from the red combs nothing screams male. They will pick if they don't have enough room, is that the cage they live in??? If so it's WAY too small.

 

[sandiTX]

How old are they? Aside from the red combs nothing screams male.

They will pick if they don't have enough room, is that the cage they live in??? If so it's WAY too small.

No they have a big pen, thats a transport cage ..... my son is cleaning pen/rooste, waters/feeders, while I am taking photos

 

[LonelyPageTurne]

No they have a big pen, thats a transport cage ..... my son is cleaning pen/rooste, waters/feeders, while I am taking photos

Oh thank god lol.

Ok so boredom, hormones and stress can make them pick.