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

[AraucanaAnnie]

Well... that didn't work! I'll try again!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel special!!

 

[AraucanaAnnie]

Now this one (Audrey) has me wondering. It seems to be a common color for a girl, but has a puff at the tail base and a pretty big tail. The pictures aren't very good cause it is kind of skittish...

 

[Lothiriel]

TexasChick09, what did your pretty white/black/red pullet look like when younger? Experts, is there any hope for this guy? 5 weeks old.


Red is leaking in all over. New shoulder feathers are looking white.

Looks like a pullet to me... I think you'd see more condensed red on the shoulders rather than here and there all over if it was a cockerel.

Well... that didn't work! I'll try again!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel special!!

She's gorgeous!

Now this one (Audrey) has me wondering. It seems to be a common color for a girl, but has a puff at the tail base and a pretty big tail. The pictures aren't very good cause it is kind of skittish...

She's definitely a pullet. The size of her tail looks normal to me. My girls all had/have larger tails than some of my other breeds, but they're all girl!

 

[AraucanaAnnie]

Thank you Lothiriel!! I hoped someone would say that!

And thanks for complimenting Midge!

 

[GhostRider65]

If I am correct, I ended up with a ton of roos from this years hatch, so if you guys don't mind, I would like some help confirming that these guy are all roos. 

These are definite roos yes?



Mostly likely roos?





I thought these were hens, but now that the tails are coming in, they look roo-ish:





What says you experts??

I vote roo, roo, roo, hen, hen, roo, hen..my guesses,
don't sell or butcher just yet, I see at least 3 hens a possible 4 but the tail is pretty long looking, bvut the feathering is almost like my little buffwhite, girl.........

 

[TexasChick09]

I vote roo, roo, roo, hen, hen, roo, hen..my guesses,
don't sell or butcher just yet, I see at least 3 hens a possible 4 but the tail is pretty long looking, bvut the feathering is almost like my little buffwhite, girl.........

Thanks! Yes, I think I'm going to have to hold on to them for a bit longer to see how they play out. I took a hard look at the white and black one with red yesterday and if that is a hen, she is the tallest hen I have ever seen. From the body up, she looks hen, but man those legs are long.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Here are the 'most likely suspects' a few weeks older. I now suppose they are all pullets, but hey... who doesn't like looking at pics? We are at 11 weeks now, I think.

Suspect #1 (in foreground, both pics):







Suspect #2:

 

[Flowerbh]

Don't know, but I love suspect #1! I love the black head and white and orange body!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Oh, and suspect #2, who I would consider blue or lavendar... Pictured showing color,



And, as a chick~ the brown one in the foreground:

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Thank you BH! They really are sweet birds, shy too.

Illia pegged them all as pullets... Where in the world is she? I hope all is ok in her world, her expertise on this thread has helped me sooo much.