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

[Rachm1]

Guesses again on this ameraucana? 6 weeks now.

 

[carolinasculpture]

Hello! These 2 hatched the first week of May, are almost a month old (the buff is from LFS). Any chance the one with the darker red is a boy? ( background story...I have the ultimate rooster, EE, passes the green egg gene, big, beautiful, gentle on the girls, exceptional flock protector...AND...for the past 4 years all of the eggs sired by him have been girls! Problem...he is at least 8 years old, shooting more and more blanks, and I would love to have one of his sons.). I know they are still young, but any thoughts? Thank you! (Sorry about the redundant pics...not sure how I managed that!)

 

[mymilliefleur]

View attachment 1020067 View attachment 1020068 View attachment 1020069 Guesses again on this ameraucana? 6 weeks now.

There is nothing screaming rooster here yet, but white birds can be hard to sex.

 

[mymilliefleur]

View attachment 1019827 View attachment 1019830 View attachment 1019832 View attachment 1019833 View attachment 1019827 View attachment 1019830 View attachment 1019832 View attachment 1019833 View attachment 1019827 Hello! These 2 hatched the first week of May, are almost a month old (the buff is from LFS). Any chance the one with the darker red is a boy? ( background story...I have the ultimate rooster, EE, passes the green egg gene, big, beautiful, gentle on the girls, exceptional flock protector...AND...for the past 4 years all of the eggs sired by him have been girls! Problem...he is at least 8 years old, shooting more and more blanks, and I would love to have one of his sons.). I know they are still young, but any thoughts? Thank you! (Sorry about the redundant pics...not sure how I managed that!)

It's still a bit early, but I think you are right, the darker red one does look like it might be a boy. If he is indeed a boy, his coloring should get more patchy over the next few weeks, and he will start getting dark red patches on his shoulders.

 

[Chicken_Kate]

Anybody have any guesses on my gray EE? 4.5 weeks old. I'm thinking roo.

 

[carolinasculpture]

It's still a bit early, but I think you are right, the darker red one does look like it might be a boy. If he is indeed a boy, his coloring should get more patchy over the next few weeks, and he will start getting dark red patches on his shoulders.

Thank you! The shoulders are redder than any others we have hatched!

 

[debid]

Anybody have any guesses on my gray EE? 4.5 weeks old. I'm thinking roo.

With that much comb development, probably a cockerel. It's easier to evaluate when you take a photo that shows the whole bird in question.

 

[Chick-A-Holic]

7-8 week old Easter eggers - what gender??

I'm pretty sure #3 is a Roo and #2 is a pullet... But I'm stumped on #1. My gut says Roo but I've of course been trying to find any excuse to say it's a pullet. Haha

 

[LittleDinosaur]

Hi all. I managed to hatch my first set of eggs from my beautiful EE cock, Akai. These 7 chicks are his. All but #1 and #7 are from the same hen. They are 3-weeks old in these pictures. Any guesses as to sex? My favourite is #1 and, although I wish it to be a pullet, my gut says cockerel!

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[junebuggena]

View attachment 1020067 View attachment 1020068 View attachment 1020069 Guesses again on this ameraucana? 6 weeks now.

7-8 week old Easter eggers - what gender??

I'm pretty sure #3 is a Roo and #2 is a pullet... But I'm stumped on #1. My gut says Roo but I've of course been trying to find any excuse to say it's a pullet. Haha

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All look like boys to me.