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

[Wishing4Wings]

I bought 4 straight run “Americanas” at TSC 5 weeks ago. I think they are all Roos. What do y’all think

chick 1”buff”
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Chick 2 “chipmunk”View attachment 2138660View attachment 2138665

chick 3 “stripes”
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Chick 4 “ cocoa”View attachment 2138663View attachment 2138657

Yes, looks like all 4 are cockerels.

 

[BabasCoop]

I have a beautiful silver/blue Easter Egger. I couldn’t believe her color when she started feathering.

 

[sealer39]

That’s a pretty one alright!

 

[Gmr1089]

Ugh im so bummed... I verified on here and with a few others that my EE was a pullet. It's not very pretty, no iridescent feathers, no spurs, nothing and this morning I woke up to find "her" crowing!

 

[Mablethechicken]

Ok help me out here folks! A little early, almost 3 weeks, but any ideas of the sex of these two EEs?

it’s hard to tell in the photos but the brown one is ALOT bigger than the one with the Lighter chipmunk coloring. He/she’s actually the smallest of the all the chicks right now.

 

[Mablethechicken]

Ugh im so bummed... I verified on here and with a few others that my EE was a pullet. It's not very pretty, no iridescent feathers, no spurs, nothing and this morning I woke up to find "her" crowing!

I think I read that some hens will crow. But that comb does look pretty big and red for an EE hen

 

[bruceha2000]

Yep, I think there is no question that @Gmr1089's bird is a roo. I didn't see the "is it a pullet or a cockerel" pictures, what post what that?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Ok help me out here folks! A little early, almost 3 weeks, but any ideas of the sex of these two EEs?

it’s hard to tell in the photos but the brown one is ALOT bigger than the one with the Lighter chipmunk coloring. He/she’s actually the smallest of the all the chicks right now.View attachment 2141617View attachment 2141618View attachment 2141619View attachment 2141620View attachment 2141621View attachment 2141623View attachment 2141624View attachment 2141627View attachment 2141628View attachment 2141629View attachment 2141630

These look like backyard crosses rather than standard hatchery EEs, with the typical pea comb. This makes them harder to sex. The darker one has a rose type comb, so maybe part Wyandotte, which are notoriously hard to sex at a young age. Its comb does look fairly large and somewhat raised, so maybe male, but too young to be sure. The lighter chick looks like it has a single comb, it's fairly prominent, but not yet pink, so you will have to wait on this one as well.
I hope you can post again in a week or two. Would be interesting to see how they come out.

 

[MochaChickMama]

Ugh im so bummed... I verified on here and with a few others that my EE was a pullet. It's not very pretty, no iridescent feathers, no spurs, nothing and this morning I woke up to find "her" crowing!

Oh I’m sorry! How old is he? The red on the wings is what I’m looking for to come in on mine.

 

[Mablethechicken]

These look like backyard crosses rather than standard hatchery EEs, with the typical pea comb. This makes them harder to sex. The darker one has a rose type comb, so maybe part Wyandotte, which are notoriously hard to sex at a young age. Its comb does look fairly large and somewhat raised, so maybe male, but too young to be sure. The lighter chick looks like it has a single comb, it's fairly prominent, but not yet pink, so you will have to wait on this one as well.
I hope you can post again in a week or two. Would be interesting to see how they come out.

Thank you! I’ll definitely post again in a couple weeks so we can figure it out. They were shipped eggs from My Pet Chicken so definitely not a “backyard cross”. At least I hope not for $50 for 6 eggs.