Gender of 7 week old please

[Godscountryfarm]

I think the color in the comb, leg thickness and overall coloring of the bird (rust in the wings) point to it being a cockerel.

Anyone please correct me if I’m wrong.

Thank you for explaining to me

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Cockerel. You can tell mostly by the splotchy coloring and the reddish color all down his back.

 

[rural mouse]

I'm not so sure you have a cockerel. Rose combs tend to color early. I'm not seeing any wattles, nor am I seeing any comb growth. While rusty red color on the shoulders is usually a sign of a roo, the red color is pretty evenly spread across the body. Do you know the breed (s) for this bird?

 

[BastyPutt]

I'm not so sure you have a cockerel. Rose combs tend to color early. I'm not seeing any wattles, nor am I seeing any comb growth. While rusty red color on the shoulders is usually a sign of a roo, the red color is pretty evenly spread across the body. Do you know the breed (s) for this bird?

I have to agree 100% here. In fact the red in this case is probably indicative of a pullet. EE's have absolutely no breed standards and are the ultimate Mutt - probably with hundreds of generational genes at these hatcheries.

(They actually existed BEFORE the amerecauna standard. That standard was bred out of the "Easter egger" mix)

The only thing on this bird that would make me believe it is a cockerel is the tail. It is very prominent for its age. Comb and plumage suggests a pullet.

 

[Godscountryfarm]

I have to agree 100% here. In fact the red in this case is probably indicative of a pullet. EE's have absolutely no breed standards and are the ultimate Mutt - probably with hundreds of generational genes at these hatcheries.

(They actually existed BEFORE the amerecauna standard. That standard was bred out of the "Easter egger" mix)

The only thing on this bird that would make me believe it is a cockerel is the tail. It is very prominent for its age. Comb and plumage suggests a pullet.

Thank you both very much! I will try to post a more updated photo today to see if you have noticed any changes that would pull your decision one way or another. Thank you!

 

[Cluckingtime]

I had 2 ee Cockrell look exactly like that.. I was also hoping for females lol

 

[rural mouse]

Thank you both very much! I will try to post a more updated photo today to see if you have noticed any changes that would pull your decision one way or another. Thank you!

Examples of red on the shoulders

This developed into

And then

This

Grew into this

Then this

And finally this

And this

Turned into

This.

Notice on all 3 the red shoulders are darker than reds over the rest of the body

 

[Finnie]

7 week old gender please. Thank you

That’s a male.

When females have red coloring, it is a more even color, without the odd splotches of other colors that this one is showing. Plus, it’s feathers have a shaggy look. Pullets will look more smooth over all.

As far as the comb, it is a pea comb, not a rose comb. I agree that rose combs can be hard to sex, but generally if a pea comb looks plump and pink at this age, it’s not a girl.

 

[Godscountryfarm]

I have to agree 100% here. In fact the red in this case is probably indicative of a pullet. EE's have absolutely no breed standards and are the ultimate Mutt - probably with hundreds of generational genes at these hatcheries.

(They actually existed BEFORE the amerecauna standard. That standard was bred out of the "Easter egger" mix)

The only thing on this bird that would make me believe it is a cockerel is the tail. It is very prominent for its age. Comb and plumage suggests a pullet.

Here are some more recent photos

 

[Godscountryfarm]

I'm not so sure you have a cockerel. Rose combs tend to color early. I'm not seeing any wattles, nor am I seeing any comb growth. While rusty red color on the shoulders is usually a sign of a roo, the red color is pretty evenly spread across the body. Do you know the breed (s) for this bird?

I'm not so sure you have a cockerel. Rose combs tend to color early. I'm not seeing any wattles, nor am I seeing any comb growth. While rusty red color on the shoulders is usually a sign of a roo, the red color is pretty evenly spread across the body. Do you know the breed (s) for this bird?

I posted more photos from today below. As far as the breed it would either be an ameraucana, Pearl Star Leghorn or Olive Egger as those are the ones I ordered.