Help identifying an Easter egger gender

[msirene]

I agree that the comb is pretty red, but I have been seeing some posts of birds that age, and people are saying it's a pullet at point of lay...so, now I don't know how to tell the difference between a POL pullet and a young cockerel.

Out of curiosity, what kind is your blue (gray) bird?

 

[sealer39]

I agree that the comb is pretty red, but I have been seeing some posts of birds that age, and people are saying it's a pullet at point of lay...so, now I don't know how to tell the difference between a POL pullet and a young cockerel.

Out of curiosity, what kind is your blue (gray) bird?

A POL pullet will be about 15 weeks old when she starts to have comb/wattle growth that is turning red (depending on breed). By the time a cockerel is that age he will have already developed hackle and saddle feathers and his feather color will be developed as well. For me, the hardest ones to sex are around 12 or 13 weeks when the bird could be a fast developing pullet or a slow developing cockerel.

 

[Mama to 6 wonderful hens]

Looks to be a cockerel, I could be wrong. What a big fluffy beard and muffs!

 

[Hn3]

I agree that the comb is pretty red, but I have been seeing some posts of birds that age, and people are saying it's a pullet at point of lay...so, now I don't know how to tell the difference between a POL pullet and a young cockerel.

Out of curiosity, what kind is your blue (gray) bird?

It’s hard, that bird has so many mixed signals. I’ll give it a couple more weeks and see how if anything changes with her.

The other two birds are blue/black/splash orphingtons. The black one has a great blue hue on her feathers in the right light.

 

[Zan]

I vote pullet. My 12ish week old EE cockerel has distinct pointed feathers, this bird does not.

 

[Hn3]

Quick update. Here are some pictures at 15 weeks now.

 

[sealer39]

Well, looks like I was wrong. That’s a cockerel. I can’t believe he hasn’t started crowing yet.

 

[Duckee]

Now im stumped! I have an EE thats going on 8 weeks & favors the first pictures you posted. Coloring, shape, size. I posted for gender guesses and was told pullet. But your EE has me back to wondering!
Do you have progression pictures up to this age?

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[Duckee]

Here are current pictures of her/him. Almost 8 weeks. Look like yours at this age?