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

[junebuggena]

I have some six week old babies. Two are colored and patterned to suggest they are boys, but their combs are completely yellow. Another one has a very pink comb, and has always been an obvious boy. What age would you accept the comb as the definitive sign?

Red comb by 8 weeks of age and patchy coloring are the best early indicators. At 6 weeks old, they are still a bit young for red in the combs.

 

[suchcutenails]

Red comb by 8 weeks of age and patchy coloring are the best early indicators. At 6 weeks old, they are still a bit young for red in the combs.

Thanks! I guess I'll just keep watching! The other roosters I raised were very red faced and obvious at four weeks. I'm so confused by these two

Hopefully I'll know sooner than when egg laying starts in the spring!

 

[mdavis11]

Caught this "lady" crowing outside my bedroom window this morning. Starting to question her femininity?

 

[mdavis11]

 

[dan26552]

That's a boy.

 

[summerb123]

what about Pepper she or as I suppose growth has been stunned she about 4 months old

 

[mymilliefleur]

what about Pepper she or as I suppose growth has been stunned she about 4 months old

At this point I think you have a pullet here. The red I'm seeing is more muted and lighter than I would expect on a cockerel, and I'm not seeing any cock feathers. The comb is pretty red, but not overly so for a 4 month old.

 

[summerb123]

phew! that means that Pepper and the Polish can stay together!

 

[chrisnjenny]

 

[chrisnjenny]

Just sharing a couple roo pics!