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

[msazeeta]

Those are Easter Eggers, not Ameraucana. The white one might be a cockerel, but that comb isn't red enough yet to say for sure.

Ok thank you. They were labelled as Ameraucana but I suspected they are actually EEs

 

[MedSchlFarmers]

Im new to this but the white one doesnt look like a cockerel for sure to me.

 

[newmarch2014]

Update My chooks are now 7 weeks old and I'm going to re-home the white one which I'm sure is a rooster. I hate to part with this bird, (who is a total cuddle) so if there is any glimmer that a pullet can have a curved and pointed tail please let me know!

 

[bruceha2000]

The silver based birds (blk and wht) seem to go pinker earlier than gold based ones. It makes you wonder for sure, which is why we look at the feather pattern as well when trying to sex. She looks pinkish, but not the bright raspberry pink/red that the cockerels get. If you had had a male to compare, the difference would be noticeable. Nothing in all this is 100% either... late bloomers, odd patterns, huge hulking pullets... all can keep us guessing, and sometimes it's just a waiting game. It's not easy, which is why this thread has been popular for several years!

Huge hulking pullets? You mean like this?



These are my June 2012 BAs from Ideal. I was SO sure the one on the right was a boy because it was so much bigger than the other (and all the other chicks at this age). OR the other was a boy because it was smaller and slower to develop. Nope, as an adult the one on the right is just a BIG hen. Easily 1/3 larger than the other girls. She raised the 2015 chicks from Meyer.

 

[ambe0487]

This is Motzart today at 16 weeks

This is Motzart at 13 weeks and even here you can clearly see the red comb of a rooster

I am new to raising them from chick. The white one was redder early and more aggressive. They are Christmas chicks and all going red now.

 

[daxigait]

I sure hope you guys are right, because I had a home with 12 hens in need of a rooster all lined up.

 

[praguirre]

This is stripes. I just think it's beautiful, but I'm starting to think roo. 9 weeks old.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

This is stripes. I just think it's beautiful, but I'm starting to think roo. 9 weeks old.

The comb looks like a pullet comb, but the feather coloring is unusual. I think it's a pullet, but we'll see what others say.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I sure hope you guys are right, because I had a home with 12 hens in need of a rooster all lined up.

Post some more pics of the one you are concerned about. A good close up of the comb and a profile body shot are most helpful. It doesn't hurt to double check!

 

[Reebs21]

Can anyone weigh in on my Ducky? Could she maybe be a he? Thanks!