EE sexing

[mhrj]

I'm unsure exactly how old our chicks are, we have had them for five weeks now so I believe these ones here are at least six weeks. Supposed to be a mix of Easter and olive eggers. Are there any here that are sure roosters? The only two I'm fairly certain of are the first two with the larger combs but they arent very red. We are paranoid first timers, dont want to cull any hens so we don't mind waiting longer to be sure!

 

[AlleysChicks]

1 cockerel
2 cockerel
3 pullet
4 ? Unsure
5 pullet
6 pullet
7 pullet
8 tricky but I think pullet
9 looks like a pullet

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Pretty much what Alley said

1 & 2 are cockerels

4, 8, 9 all have questionable combs, so keep an eye on them. Cockerel combs will get red and grow larger/lumpier in the next 2 weeks. Pullet combs stay pale and smaller... usually a single narrow ridge down the center.

I expect 4 & 8 are male. Hope 9 is a pullet... such beautiful coloring, but sadly, that often goes with being a rooster.

 

[8 Chicks 1967]

1 and 2 are cockerels

 

[Alexandra33]

So far I'm thinking 1, 2, and 4 are definite cockerels. The rest will need a little more time.

~Alex

 

[mhrj]

Just in case there are others looking through old pictures like I did lol... Here is what we ended up with, didn't turn out great for us:
1- cockerel
2- cockerel
3- cockerel
4- cockerel
5- pullet
6- cockerel
7- pullet
8- cockerel
9- cockerel

 

[Alexandra33]

Thank you for updating us! Goodness....those aren't great odds in the slightest.

~Alex

 

[JedJackson]

No, that is a real bummer. 2 pullets out of 9 is bad, but hopefully things will balance out next time and you'll get lots of pullets.

 

[drumstick diva]

hope it balances out