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

[Faraday40]

Vick in question is aprox 7 weeks old, I am just stumped with her!! Any guesses???

 

[Brookshire11]

My EEs are on the young side, in these pics about 4 weeks old. Trying to determine gender, I know a little early but I hate getting attached to birds I can't keep. Any guesses would be appreciated.

I believe this to be a pullet by the coloring on the chest, pics really don't do the chest color justice, it's what I guess is considered salmon (kind of has a pinkish-ness to it).. She is almost fully feathered.




And this one, I thought by what I had been reading color/pattern this was a pullet, but s/he has a 3 rowed comb and no feathers down the back, just at the top between the wings, the rest is down. Also in the last week around the neck is now developing orangish feathers. You can see a tiny bit of that in the second pic.

Still kinda early.
I think they're both pullets at the moment.

The top one looks a lot like a cream legbar chick, single comb and all. I lost mine at about 8 weeks but she looked very similar
She may lay you a pretty blue egg

Bottom one looks more like a typical EE. Keep an eye on the coloring and the comb..but my little EE roo's comb was a BRIGHT pik at 4 weeks. Your chick's comb is still promisingly pale

 

[Faraday40]

My EEs are on the young side, in these pics about 4 weeks old. Trying to determine gender, I know a little early but I hate getting attached to birds I can't keep. Any guesses would be appreciated.

I believe this to be a pullet by the coloring on the chest, pics really don't do the chest color justice, it's what I guess is considered salmon (kind of has a pinkish-ness to it).. She is almost fully feathered.




And this one, I thought by what I had been reading color/pattern this was a pullet, but s/he has a 3 rowed comb and no feathers down the back, just at the top between the wings, the rest is down. Also in the last week around the neck is now developing orangish feathers. You can see a tiny bit of that in the second pic.

 

[Faraday40]

A Roo or Two-
Here's a pic of my Legbars at 3.5 weeks. The gray one in middle is a male. The other 3 are female. I just thought yours looked similar.



Here are the two females we kept around age 8or 9 weeks

 

[A roo or two]

Still kinda early. I think they're both pullets at the moment. The top one looks a lot like a cream legbar chick, single comb and all. I lost mine at about 8 weeks but she looked very similar She may lay you a pretty blue egg Bottom one looks more like a typical EE. Keep an eye on the coloring and the comb..but my little EE roo's comb was a BRIGHT pik at 4 weeks. Your chick's comb is still promisingly pale

A Roo or Two- Here's a pic of my Legbars at 3.5 weeks. The gray one in middle is a male. The other 3 are female. I just thought yours looked similar. Here are the two females we kept around age 8or 9 weeks

Wow I never considered a cream legbar. I just assumed EE because of the legs having a tint of green. Thank you all for your input. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[LadyCluck77]

Here's a pic of the back... is it pretty certain with these red spots it's a roo? seems like in this thread someone said a female cannot have red on their back...

Ooh, yes those red splotches are much more visible in these pictures. I'm thinking this one is also a boy, with the red polish. He'll be very pretty though!

 

[Faraday40]

Wow I never considered a cream legbar. I just assumed EE because of the legs having a tint of green.

Thank you all for your input. It is greatly appreciated.

There are other breeds with similar color patterns, but the crest made me wonder. Perhaps she'll lay pretty blue eggs for you.

 

[DoubleMM]

I thought legbar also

 

[A roo or two]

There are other breeds with similar color patterns, but the crest made me wonder. Perhaps she'll lay pretty blue eggs for you.

She definitely has a crest, gonna watch her and see if she continues to develop like a CLB. I hope she does give me pretty blue eggs

 

[A roo or two]

I thought legbar also

Now I am hoping that is what she is Glad I posted her picture so you all could point out that she may not be an EE. I was just thinking EE with possible polish or silkie in it because of the mohawk.