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

[cluckinhill]

This one needs another week or two. Not sure either
way. 

Well, today he crowed. Time to find him a home...can't have roosters where we live.

 

[cluckinhill]

Not sure on this one.  The comb looks fairly large, but I'm having trouble deciding if it's red/pink or more pale like a pullet.  My initial reaction was cockerel, but I'm just not sure. Maybe a couple different pics in better light would help.

And welcome to BYC! 

He crowed today...

 

[junebuggena]

Well, today he crowed. Time to find him a home...can't have roosters where we live.

Well, I guess that settles that. It's really nice when an ambiguous boy announces himself. Sometimes they make you wait and wait.

 

[bruceha2000]

Looks like an Easter Egger. And there is never a guarantee of egg color. That's part of the appeal. You never know what color a pullet will lay. 99% of birds sold as Ameraucana are actually Easter Eggers. Ameraucana always have a color/variety specified.

(color/variety meaning the bird, not the egg) A standard bred Ameraucana will ALWAYS lay blue. Now there are various shades of blue, but it shouldn't be green. If whoever you got the chick from said it would lay green, that was your second clue that it wasn't an Ameraucana, the first being the color of the bird was not specified. Live and learn, like a TON of people, me included.

Sorry for you and your son that your EE isn't laying green or blue @tlmancuso Time for chicken math, try again! Where did you get the EE? I got 2 from Ideal in 2012 (and they STILL claim they are selling Ameraucana which they DO NOT), one laid a blue green, the other green. I got 3 from Meyer a year ago (sold as EEs, they do have one variety of Ameraucana but they are pricy), one lays blue, one green and the other a darker green (not olive egger green though).

 

[amytomaz]

Okay so they are just about 10 weeks old now and the twins are looking a little different to me... (maybe its just wishful thinking?) but one has definite saddle feathers where the other seems to look more pullet? I know their colours say roo but heres hoping Last single pic is front view of bird on right in first photo.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

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That didn't take long at all. Too bad. I was hoping for a pullet for you.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Okay so they are just about 10 weeks old now and the twins are looking a little different to me... (maybe its just wishful thinking?) but one has definite saddle feathers where the other seems to look more pullet? I know their colours say roo but heres hoping Last single pic is front view of bird on right in first photo.

I've never seen a pullet/hen with a black breast that wasn't a black bird.

 

[Kiki]

I've never seen a pullet/hen with a black breast that wasn't a black bird.

Wishing...would that mean this a boy?

 

[bruceha2000]

I do believe that is what she is hinting at.

Lots of patchy reddish brown across the backs as well. In my limited experience, pullets tend to be evenly patterned rather than patchy. But there are always chickens that don't follow the "usually" rules.

 

[Rozzychick]

Im new here. Kids left home so got me some chickens. Could you tell my if this ee from the feed store, is a he/ she. I know the sex of all the others but not this one. I have been on this sight now for 3 months. Finally joined. Love readying the threads. Buy now you think I would know, but these red ones are really hard to sex.

Looks like my guy Acorn, such a nice roo!