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

[EggMan1991]

He is 100% cockerel.


They are both pullets.

That's a relief. Thank you very much!

 

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

Agree, they look like a bunch of pullets. Rose is pretty.

Thank you We were hoping she was a pullet.

 

[DrFeathers]

Updated now at approx. 8-9 weeks

We no longer know for sure which was Ethel vs Lucy - Lucy had atypical chipmunking as a chick so suspect she is the one now with no cheek fluff and without the usual single peacomb - she must be mixed?

You guys still think pullets?

Maybe a rosecomb? And smooth cheeks

Single peacomb, fluffy cheeks

 

[debid]

I have one with a comb that looked like your girl has. It wasn't actually a pure rose comb although it sure looked like one at that age.

She lays GORGEOUS turquoise eggs with points on both ends. My little freak...

 

[debid]

BTW, the place I get mine seems to have a mix of pea and cushion-combed chicks and a range of facial fluff from "Does she have any?" to "How does she see?!". I've wondered about that but since they all lay blue or green eggs, I chalk it up to huge genetic diversity.

 

[DrFeathers]

BTW, the place I get mine seems to have a mix of pea and cushion-combed chicks and a range of facial fluff from "Does she have any?" to "How does she see?!". I've wondered about that but since they all lay blue or green eggs, I chalk it up to huge genetic diversity.

Thank you for the encouraging reply! Fingers crossed for blue eggs!

Mine came from a farm... who we later found out just orders them from McMurray and resells them...

 

[debid]

Thank you for the encouraging reply! Fingers crossed for blue eggs!

Mine came from a farm... who we later found out just orders them from McMurray and resells them...

That's not a bad thing, really. You get accuracy in sexing and they take the shipping losses. Mine are from a local hatchery and thank goodness, they have someone who gets the sexing right. I'm 23:24 cumulatively and only one sexlink in there so

 

[jallen062]

Ok Junebugga!! New pics of "Rocky," whom I've renamed Burd Ferguson. STILL a cockerel? No red feathers and no red comb. Very sweet, no crowing.

 

[DrFeathers]

Ok Junebugga!! New pics of "Rocky," whom I've renamed Burd Ferguson. STILL a cockerel? No red feathers and no red comb. Very sweet, no crowing.

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Burd Furguson...

"I'll take Swords for $500. That's S-Words... yeah whatever"

Awesome chicken name!

 

[junebuggena]

Ok Junebugga!! New pics of "Rocky," whom I've renamed Burd Ferguson. STILL a cockerel? No red feathers and no red comb. Very sweet, no crowing.

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If I recall, I said MIGHT be a cockerel. And also why waiting till the bird is 8 weeks or older is best. Definitely a pullet now.