Hen or rooster olive/Easter egger

mmcburney3

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Jul 9, 2024
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So I have a 11 week old olive/Easter egger that I hatched and for the life of me I can't decide if it's a rooster or hen. The comb makes me say rooster because no one else I kept from that hatch has that red of a comb but the tail feathers and other feathers make me think hen? Thoughts?
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Cockerel. Male specific feathers rarely start coming in before 12 weeks old, so he's too young for feathers to be an indicator. If you pick him up and part the feathers on the saddle region you might see the pointy male saddle feathers just starting to emerge.
 
Cockerel. Male specific feathers rarely start coming in before 12 weeks old, so he's too young for feathers to be an indicator. If you pick him up and part the feathers on the saddle region you might see the pointy male saddle feathers just starting to emerge.
I didn't see any saddle feathers and the feathers near the neck seem rounded that's what threw me off! But thank you!
 

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