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

[Adorkable]

I'm raising 4 more easter eggers. They're almost 5 weeks old. I'm almost certain that 2 of them are girls and one of them is a cockerel. The fourth I'm not sure about, but I'm leaning toward girl.


This is Lola... I'm pretty sure she's a girl.

This is Lucinda and I'm pretty sure she's a girl too.

This was supposed to be Chastity, but I'm pretty sure it's a boy so I've named it Chaz (like bono... get it? lol)
See the even dark red color coming out of his shoulder and wings? He also has thicker legs than the other 3 and it's taking a lot longer for him to get his feathers than the "girls" just like my other 2 EE cockerels that I raised. No red on the comb yet but soon enough (I'll update when I'm positive it's a boy lol)

This is Thistle... the one I'm unsure about. I'm leaning toward girl, but I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks.

 

[EMaker]

I believe Thistle is a girl. Great names!

 

[Adorkable]

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Nice! I hope you're right, and thank you

I have 2 little Barred Rocks that I'm brooding w/the EE's that I've named Venus and Athena... I love naming them hehe

 

[ruthless]

I am thinking that this is two pullets ( light ones) and a cockeral ( silver hackles). Does anyone not agree with that?

They are Bantam EEs and 16 weeks old. Thank you.

 

[fshinggrl]

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Cannot see very well, but they all look like girls to me. I had a silver EE pullet like that two years ago.

 

[EMaker]

Unless you're seeing a three row comb on the silver, the chick looks to be a pullet. Common coloration for a female EE, and very, very pretty.

Silver, or white/black, coloration isn't itself indicative of a cockerel in EEs, rather it is when there are patches of another color involved, usually red and usually on the shoulder area on silver or white/black patterns (and in other "background" colors, too). It the pattern more than the base feathering that signals a male.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Looks like 3 girls

 

[hdowden]

1...ee's are mutts which mean they come in a variaty of different colors not a one will look like the others. even hens can have the upright feathers and look like males seen that way to often to go by tail feathers. as for over all color...i have seen some very flashy girls. best way to tell is by age and waddle size(its never failed me yet). if you have chicks of the same breed and age but you have some with smaller waddles and combs than others you can almost bet they are girls, the boys usaully have bigger waddles than the girls at any age but in some cases this doesnt always work. easiest way to tell is wait for them to lay/crow at around 20 week

 

[hdowden]

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all 3 are pullets

 

[hdowden]

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1..hen
2.. looks more roo with that more promanat comb
3..cant really tell need a side view of the head
4..hen

can you try and get clear side views of their heads so we can see how developed their combs are please