HELP IDENTIFYING AND SEXING CHICKS

[SwampPrincessChick]

What are the female-specific colors? Learning something new... I am keeping a close eye on a grey EE that I keep thinking may be a cockerel, but from what I've learned could just be a larger female. Maybe week five will start showing more evidence. Thanks so much!

There are many female-specific colors, here are few examples from pictures I found on the Internet (I do not own any of these):

And here is a Black Breasted Red Old English Game Bantam female, displaying the female-specific color version of Black Breasted Red, which is completely different in appearance than the male version.

 

[hollymamma]

There are many female-specific colors, here are few examples from pictures I found on the Internet (I do not own any of these):
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And here is a Black Breasted Red Old English Game Bantam female, displaying the female-specific color version of Black Breasted Red, which is completely different in appearance than the male version.
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Oh, I thought you were talking about just EEs. I'm also a bit confused on the "rounded" feathers versus more pointed found on EE cockerels. The top two pictures look like pointed feathers around the neck...maybe this is referring to the tail feathers. ?

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Oh, I thought you were talking about just EEs. I'm also a bit confused on the "rounded" feathers versus more pointed found on EE cockerels. The top two pictures look like pointed feathers around the neck...maybe this is referring to the tail feathers. ?

Easter Eggers more often than not have the gender-specific colors, as the most popular color varieties of Easter Eggers are the ones in the first, second and third pictures I showed. While the hens in the pictures may appear to have pointed hackles, they actually have rounded. The difference is that, in a male, the tip will be very pointed, while in a female like in the picture, the tip is more rounded, even though the rest of the feather's shape looks slender and long. Male hackles will be even more slender and long than that.

Here is are examples of male hackles:

Notice how the male hackles flow longer, and how sharp the feather's tip is.

Here is an example of female hackles:

Notice how the tips of the feathers may look pointed at first glance, but you have to see how the feather is rounded at the tip. The black can easily confuse people because the black inside of the feather can have a slightly pointed tip, but if you look there is golden/buff feathers around the black－your eyes just don't notice it as much because it doesn't stand out compared to the black. Of course, not all females have this color of hackles but it is common for Easter Eggers.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Also remember that males will have:

• Pointed hackles.
• Pointed saddles.
• Sickles that are pointed.

Females will have:

• Rounded feathers everywhere.
• No sickles, since that is a male-specific trait.

 

[The Five O]

What are the female-specific colors? Learning something new... I am keeping a close eye on a grey EE that I keep thinking may be a cockerel, but from what I've learned could just be a larger female. Maybe week five will start showing more evidence. Thanks so much!

Do you have pictures of the larger female ?? I said the same thing since one of my females is smaller and one was about the same size if not higher than the rooster lol

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Do you have pictures of the larger female ?? I said the same thing since one of my females is smaller and one was about the same size if not higher than the rooster lol

Size is not always a good indicator of sex, since different breeds have different sizes and pullets can also be larger than cockerels when they are young chicks. I hatched out two chicks once and the pullet was significantly larger than the cockerel, but now that they are grown, the cockerel is bigger.

 

[hollymamma]

Do you have pictures of the larger female ?? I said the same thing since one of my females is smaller and one was about the same size if not higher than the rooster lol

 

[The Five O]

Beautiful chickens ! Did you get them same time ? Bc I also noticed when I went to another store bc im
Done with TS that they all had one breed of chickens all together which was great for knowing what you’re getting , but they also had different ages . Ranging from like 1 week-3 weeks . So not sure if that’s the case with yours ?

 

[The Five O]

Here are pictures I just took now . The one I’ll show first everyone has been saying is female has a blue tint to her tail feather and seems that her comb is larger and more red than the one everyone said is a definite male lol .

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Here are pictures I just took now . The one I’ll show first everyone has been saying is female has a blue tint to her tail feather and seems that her comb is larger and more red than the one everyone said is a definite male lol .

The first is a cockerel because of reddening comb, pointed hackles, and the red coming in on his wing bows. Red wing bows are a trait that only males can have. A blue tint on the tail means nothing for the gender, I'm not sure what you are talking about?