Easter Eggers...pullers or cockerels?

[katieinthetetons]

Hi! I am a new chicken owner and deep in the “are you a boy or girl” phase! I’m pretty new at this so trying to determine all of my birds at once has definitely proven challenging. Hoping for some input from you wonderful folks so I can keep learning! Some of these pics have my Wyandottes in them too but I’m mainly focused on the EEs for now all birds are 9 weeks old. If these pics are too poor I can upload some more!

Easter Egger right in the middle...beautiful feathering so far, I’m leaning towards cockerel on this one though given the tail feathers arching...no red comb though.

Easter egger #2. The comb is looking a little pink. Not red though.

EE #3. This one is so funny! Definitely near top of the pecking order

EE #4

EE #5 on the right. Pinkish comb....not sure if it’s a cockerel or not.

EE #6. Light brown on the feathers.

Thanks for your input!!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

at this point, they all look like pullets to me. I would expect a 9 week old cockerel to be far more developed in the comb.
A couple more weeks when the male vs female saddle feathers come in will nail down those two you suspect.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

All are pullets.

 

[Flockandfowl46]

I'm leaning towards # 2 and 5 cockerals the rest pullets

 

[dunnmom]

I learned a trick for sexing pea-combed chickens recently from BYC’ers while trying to figure mine out. Males have 3 visible rows of peas on their comb. Females also have 3 rows, but only the middle row stands out.

 

[katieinthetetons]

I learned a trick for sexing pea-combed chickens recently from BYC’ers while trying to figure mine out. Males have 3 visible rows of peas on their comb. Females also have 3 rows, but only the middle row stands out.

This is super helpful!! Thank you. I'll take a closer peek at their combs and see if there is any development either way.

 

[lilmillefleur]

They all eventually have 3 peas when they get older. Males' are often bigger though.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agree with @puffypoo22 The pea thing isn't really reliable since both sexes get it; even though the boys get bigger ones. Just look at development and feathering. Its the most reliable.

 

[dunnmom]

This is super helpful!! Thank you. I'll take a closer peek at their combs and see if there is any development either way.

The comb sexing worked well for me, but maybe it isn’t perfect for everyone. If you still have trouble telling after looking closely, you could post closeup pics of the combs from above. Sometimes feathers might get in the way of a clear shot, but your chickens’ combs should be developed enough to see some differences.

 

[lilmillefleur]

Like I said, the peacomb thing is best when the chicks are younger. If you have a pink single row chick and a red three row chick it is easier to make comparisons and guess the gender.