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

[jeanetteiacovon]

  Wow - something about this picture - the stance, the look in the eye - just screams cockerel to me.  I'd definitely keep an eye on this one.  The other (black head) is a pullet.

wow what a nice color

 

[RouenDuck]

#7

#9

# 10 sorry this one was shy

I think these are all girls

 

[newmarch2014]

wow what a nice color

yeah who would have thought this would then turn into this...
and then this...
funny, when I picked her this is NOT what I was thinking she would turn out like.

 

[jeanetteiacovon]

I really love the markings and colors. A gorgeous bird

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Hi, Can anyone help with sexing and what type of chicks these are? Please take a look. I am confused I dont think I got any of the breeds I was told they were. Hoping they are hens. Please help me figure them out. I have to add pics one at a time so I will include 10 pics. Thank you

Can you give us a little more info? How old are they? What breeds were they supposed to be? Where did you get them, breeder/hatchery?

#2 and #6-10 could all be EEs based on the green legs and pea combs (2,6,9). I agree the last 4 look like pullets so far (although I'm iffy on #9). The solid colors, #2 and #6 will be harder to tell. Good pics of combs can help. Works great if someone can hold them for you, and use natural light. Flash washes out the details.

#1 and #3-5 could be a lot of things, production red crosses??? I couldn't see any of their combs clearly.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote:
yeah who would have thought this would then turn into this...
and then this...
funny, when I picked her this is NOT what I was thinking she would turn out like.

It's a very pretty coloring. It might look very different when fully mature.

 

[newmarch2014]

It's a very pretty coloring. It might look very different when fully mature.

I am now just hoping for no rooster red haha. She is even prettier in real life her blue or silver or whatever is such a nice color in contrast to her reddish color. She is such a spaz though, She screams like she is in the great chicken massacre of 2015 each time I catch her ..oy vey. It is very cool though, in her silver feathers the shaft is the red color, it is pretty interesting.

 

[Suziqzer]

Very pretty! I picked out one the other day at Rural King that looks much like her, but a tiny bit darker. Her wing tips are growing out a bit already and look like a dull gray color... Picked her because she was so different and hoping for females. Think we have a couple of Roos in the first batch. I hope my is nearly as pretty as yours. When I picked mine out of the bin at the store she had pasty butt. I decided to keep her figuring if I didn't the next person may not know what to do for her if they even found it in time to help her.

 

[newmarch2014]

Very pretty! I picked out one the other day at Rural King that looks much like her, but a tiny bit darker. Her wing tips are growing out a bit already and look like a dull gray color... Picked her because she was so different and hoping for females. Think we have a couple of Roos in the first batch. I hope my is nearly as pretty as yours.

When I picked mine out of the bin at the store she had pasty butt. I decided to keep her figuring if I didn't the next person may not know what to do for her if they even found it in time to help T

The gal that was working helped me pick out these 2 because they were much different than the mass (impulse buy so I knew NOTHING about boyvs.girl). I had the same thing happen with one of the Brahmas I went for, she/he had pasty butt but I figured "Meh at least i know how to deal". I am still happy with how she is turning out, a little like a frankenstien experiment, her head does not match her wings does not match her rest...fingers crossed for a cool egg though.

 

[watsonfarm]

bad picture. It has a tan face. Can anyone tell what it is??