EE probably a girl but maybe Im wrong

[chicken pickin]

So this is my EE Rose. She is 11 1/2 weeks old. This is my first time owning chickens so Im new to all the sexing techniques but am learning lots from this site. I only ordered sexed pullets but this one from about 2 weeks old made me think maybe a roo. I go back and forth, shes a girl, no a boy, def a girl, ehhh no wait. She was the slowest to feather, her wing feathers stayed super short and stubby until about 3-4 weeks old, she didnt grow a tail until about 3-4 weeks old. Ive been told shes a pullet and her coloring is I guess pullet coloring but she is so different from all the other girls. She acts different stands different I dont know it might just be me LOL. Here are some pics of her. I couldnt get any of her comb yesterday but It is orangey, wide, not very raised, 3 rows with the middle a little more raised than the outer rows. I put a lot of pics cause I coudnt decide lol sorry

 

[Yessur Ebob]

Beautiful bird, but I'm pretty sure that rose is a roo.

 

[aoxa]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/463817/easter-egger-sexing-tips-and-tricks-pictures-included
Check out this thread. Illa is who you want to ask. I want to say pullet, but I just don't know with those white and black EE's. The red on the wings is confusing me.. Just check there and you should find your answer Good luck!

 

[chicken pickin]

She is pretty but she confuses me I keep changing my mind about her and I know sometimes easter eggers are tough to sex. I figure shes a girl because i bought her sexed, but ive seen people talk about the accidental rooster slipping past the vent sexer(dont know there actual title).

 

[CorinneP]

I think shes a girl but if she crows it wont be the first time I was wrong but she looks just like my girl

 

[chicken pickin]

Do you have a picture of her?

 

[aoxa]

Actually, a VERY easy way to show people sexing EE's by demonstrating with your pictured birds there is by color. EE's are very easily sexed by color, as most are actually sex-linked too.



Females in most cases come out a partridge looking brown and black, often known as wild-type duckwing. Some though are silver too, which is strictly black and white, sometimes with a salmon breast.


Males on the other hand are quite often black and white, but have colored red, orange, or yellow feathers that emerge on sometimes the neck, back, and most importantly and almost always the shoulders. These are tell-tail signs of a male, as females cannot have that color in those regions. Other male colors that are red flags are one coming out with a black breast and red markings on the shoulders, neck, and back. /img/smilies/smile.png



True saddle and hackle feathers actually come in much later, so judging by them is a hard thing to do, especially when someone is new with chickens.

 

[aoxa]

I found this picture helpful - which is all black and white EE boys.



I'm going to say you have a pullet.

 

[chicken pickin]

Thank you that is helpful

 

[chicken pickin]

Would you know what color I would refer to Rose as?