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

[DMRippy]

Well put Donna, and Thank You!

I've got a little girl with the pea comb, green legs, hatched from a blue egg and she lays BROWN eggs for me. Demonstrating that indeed sometimes the genes are NOT inherited together. What are the odds?, pretty slim I'd say, but leave it to me to be the one! Sheesh!

This also demonstrates to me how awesome it is to actually get a hen that will lay Olive eggs. Yes, I have egg envy.

IDK..... I have read 3%, but think it might be slightly higher. Same, I think, for a straight comb to lay a blue egg. I may have that wrong, but I don't think it would be much of a % difference.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

3%. I believe I should buy a lottery ticket.

And 20 1/2 weeks! Yer killin me!

 

[amorrill]

I've read and looked at a lot on this thread, and I seem to be getting the hang of it (judging my guesses against other posters responses). I raised an EE chick, and fell in love, but he was, well, a he, so he had to go

. I have been looking for a pullet to replace him for a while now, and found a nice looking bird from what seems to be a good home, but it will be about an hour and a half one way for me, so I want to be confident I am getting a pullet. The gal sent some pictures, and says it's female, but then, do I see some deeper red blotches in the wings? Or am I over thinking this? I really appreciate the help.


















So pretty, I really want one!

 

[jewel1]

I've read and looked at a lot on this thread, and I seem to be getting the hang of it (judging my guesses against other posters responses). I raised an EE chick, and fell in love, but he was, well, a he, so he had to go

. I have been looking for a pullet to replace him for a while now, and found a nice looking bird from what seems to be a good home, but it will be about an hour and a half one way for me, so I want to be confident I am getting a pullet. The gal sent some pictures, and says it's female, but then, do I see some deeper red blotches in the wings? Or am I over thinking this? I really appreciate the help.

Well, it's hard to see the comb, and it would be really helpful to know what age it is to get you a better answer....but I vote for pullet.

 

[amorrill]

Oh! She is going on 3 months, that I know. Didn't get any comb pics though.

 

[DeannaOR]

I hatched 2 EE's June 28th...so they are a month old now. I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I wanted to post pictures and get opinions. Monster is the darker one with the much larger and redder comb..which is why I am sure he is a roo. Alice is the lighter peachy colored one and looks like a pullet to me. Am I right?


Monster






Alice



I also wanted to ask...they both had huge puffy cheeks until they started to feather out..when does that come back?

 

[DMRippy]

I hatched 2 EE's June 28th...so they are a month old now. I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I wanted to post pictures and get opinions. Monster is the darker one with the much larger and redder comb..which is why I am sure he is a roo. Alice is the lighter peachy colored one and looks like a pullet to me. Am I right?


Monster






Alice

You got it!

(those are the GREENEST leg I think I have ever seen or is it the light?)

 

[DeannaOR]

Her legs are super green..we call her Alice Alien. Poor me....I was loving me the Monster chick..now he has to find a new home =(

 

[DMRippy]

Her legs are super green..we call her Alice Alien. Poor me....I was loving me the Monster chick..now he has to find a new home =(

You can keep him till he crows right?

 

[DeannaOR]

Yes. There is a swap this weekend though, so I was thinking if I were sure it were a roo, I would try re-homing him there.