EE cockerel or pullet? 5 ish weeks

[hunthrail]

This little one is the smallest of my friends 6 that I've been raising for her. One of the 6 is already confirmed cockerel. This ones tail is looking a bit wild. Also noticed some green/purple highlights .

 

[WingItRanch]

That is a wild tail! But you usually can't sex EE's based on their tails at that age. I would say pullet for now. Keep an eye on the comb color and look for an early reddening and watch for reddish/rust color randomly appear on the shoulder area.

 

[JedJackson]

Weird tails don't mean much in young birds since those juvenile feathers will soon molt out. The comb is the best thing to judge by in young chickens, and this one's comb says female. It also has an even, not patchy, color pattern, and that's another hallmark of a young pullet.

 

[bantamsumatras]

Agreed!

 

[hunthrail]

We have development.... Im sad

 

[Buckeye Amy]

We have development.... Im sad

What are we looking at here? This bird is very young still.
OH I see what you're looking at. I had to zoom in 3 times just to see it!

 

[WingItRanch]

She's showing the red color developing on the wings. Don't get discouraged. It's always a safer bet to wait a bit with Easter Eggers before confirming male or female.

 

[hunthrail]

She's showing the red color developing on the wings. Don't get discouraged. It's always a safer bet to wait a bit with Easter Eggers before confirming male or female

This one's been fighting a lot with the confirmed cockerel of the bunch. I've been told the red on the shoulder was a definite rooster trait ? The confirmed cockerel has developed a lot more red in the week since I posted him

 

[WingItRanch]

This one's been fighting a lot with the confirmed cockerel of the bunch. I've been told the red on the shoulder was a definite rooster trait ? The confirmed cockerel has developed a lot more red in the week since I posted him

That color is indicative of a cockerel... basically, female Easter eggers usually have a more uniform or flowing color pattern to their feathers. Males will have random bursts of color-especially a rust/reddish in the shoulders.