Gender? 9wk old EEs/ Americanas TS

[BrahmasMama02]

What about the coloring is making you think male?

Having a pale, small comb at 9 weeks is usually a good sign of being female

Same link said it wasn’t always accurate

 

[NatJ]

I was reading something about the hackle and head coloring being different then it’s usually a cockerel, but at the same time these ees are the ones that tractor supply sells as “americanas “ so idk what they are a mixture of.

Interesting. I hadn't heard that before, but I'll have to pay attention and see if I spot anything like that in the future.

In this case, I think the overall color pattern is more typical of females than males (taking into consideration how the two colors are distributed in which parts of the chicken.)

Same link said it wasn’t always accurate

The comb or the coloring?

Neither one would be accurate 100% of the time, but pale comb is a very good indicator of female at that age, and so is having a comb that is small compared with others of the same age and comb type. Comparing with a different comb type, or with chicks of a different age, is much more likely to be wrong.

 

[El Padre eGGers]

I had read about feather patterning for EE chicks. If it is a consistent color pattern all over the wings / body, then female. If the color pattern is splotches of colors and develops some red on wings around 11 to 12 weeks, then male. Both males and females can have either a white or black head. I'd also look for rounded tail feathers to indicate female.

 

[JedJackson]

I think they are all pullets, but the green dot bird is the one to keep an eye on. By 12 or 13 weeks it will start showing male specific feathering if it is a cockerel. But overall it has an even color pattern, and that is generally a sign of a female in Easter eggers.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Interesting. I hadn't heard that before, but I'll have to pay attention and see if I spot anything like that in the future.

In this case, I think the overall color pattern is more typical of females than males (taking into consideration how the two colors are distributed in which parts of the chicken.)


The comb or the coloring?

Neither one would be accurate 100% of the time, but pale comb is a very good indicator of female at that age, and so is having a comb that is small compared with others of the same age and comb type. Comparing with a different comb type, or with chicks of a different age, is much more likely to be wrong.

Just to clarify haha I meant the coloring thing I mentioned said it wasn’t always accurate

 

[Australorpfamily]

I'd almost go with pullets. We have a couple with similar shading (different colors) that are pullets (my Adventures in Easter Eggers thread)

We still have a grey one we are wishy washy on lol guess we'll know in a few weeks if it grows or not lol

 

[NatJ]

Just to clarify haha I meant the coloring thing I mentioned said it wasn’t always accurate

That makes sense. At this age, combs tend to be more reliable than feather color, especially for Easter Eggers that can have almost any color and pattern in their feathers

 

[IvyBeans]

One could hope! The black and white one makes me question things because of stuff that I’ve read about coloring, but the comb is still so pale and small… I dunno. I guess I won’t know till I get an egg

I had an Easter egger this color and she got red early-at 6 weeks, but was a she, and lays a pretty sage green egg.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

I had an Easter egger this color and she got red early-at 6 weeks, but was a she, and lays a pretty sage green egg.

How exciting!! I’d love a pretty green egg or two crossing my fingers

 

[Nicks_Chicks]

I know I'm not helping with your question, but I used to a an EE that looked a lot like green, she just had more white.