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

[Wishing4Wings]

Thanks for the reply,

Speckles should be 9 ish weeks old now. S-he is the one of our six that has me unsure. 2 for sure are boys, but s-he isn't quite the same as the obvious boys, other than her comb being similar.

Thor

I think Speckles is a cockerel. The comb is pretty puffy for a pullet and the breast is turning black. The coloring across the wings is patchy too. It's a really pretty bird, which unfortunately is another tic in the male column.

 

[KrystalRose]

He looks a lot like my Silver EE did when he was that age. Look up " Silver Ameraucanas" and it should give you an idea of his adult plumage.

Wow are you right! It is cool to see what he could end up looking like, thanks!

 

[marnette]

Please help me in sexing these EE's please.

 

[nuttyboo]

Sorry if I'm wrong but those 2 aren't looking like EE's the look like Barred Rocks.

 

[marnette]

They are a mix of Delaware (Roo) and Blue Ameracauna (hen).

 

[Wishing4Wings]

They are a mix of Delaware (Roo) and Blue Ameracauna (hen).

How old are they? What type of combs do they have? From what I've heard about Delawares, they can be pretty hard to sex when young. The second one looks like it has a much redder face than the first.

 

[polarbearpilot]

Sorry if I'm wrong but those 2 aren't looking like EE's the look like Barred Rocks.

They are a mix of Delaware (Roo) and Blue Ameracauna (hen).

Wow! That is so crazy. I would have guessed Barred Rocks, too. I don't see any EE characteristics in these pictures.

 

[jtbass2756]

Sorry if I'm wrong but those 2 aren't looking like EE's the look like Barred Rocks.

LOL....I would definitely guessed barred rock also.....now I can't wait to see picts as they get older.. And if they are pullets...wondering what color they will lay!?

 

[LadyCluck77]

On Speckles, I vote boy also.



On those two barred, they look a lot like my Cuckoo Marans x EE crosses. That was my attempt to make olive Eggers. Those all turned out as boys, so I don't know what color the eggs would have been. I do think the first is more likely a pullet.

 

[abradford]

This "girl" is just now 20 weeks. She hasn't laid an egg yet so I'm starting to worry that she is not a she. Any help?