how to tell what chick are easter eggers?

[donrae]

I've not seen an EE that has actual tufts like the Aracaunas. Mine that have muffs/beards have usually had them from the start. Sounds like your girl just might be growing the feathers that go over the upper earlobe? Can you get a pic?

 

[gameandmore]

Here is a picture of her when i bought her.

Here are pictures of her now.

 

[shmccarthy]

Here is a picture of her when i bought her.

Here are pictures of her now.

Are you wondering the gender? If so this is definitely a girl. Boy EEs don't have this particular pattern, it's a very common, feminine pattern. Female EEs tend to have very smooth shading and blended colors while males are more "patchy" looking and will typically have dark red brown coloring in their shoulders.

 

[gameandmore]

Are you wondering the gender? If so this is definitely a girl. Boy EEs don't have this particular pattern, it's a very common, feminine pattern. Female EEs tend to have very smooth shading and blended colors while males are more "patchy" looking and will typically have dark red brown coloring in their shoulders.

Lol that is a screen shot from a post a few weeks back. Thank you for the reinforcement! What I'm wondering is those feathers on its ears they are longer than what I would expect for regular ear feathers.

 

[shmccarthy]

I'm thinking those are just the muffs. I've had a couple chicks with huge muffs below their ear, looked just like that

 

[KieksterChicken]

Ya, she looks like an Easter Egger which happens to be blessed with a extra puffy muff. She's really cute.

 

[gameandmore]

Thanks! I was just a little confused as I didn't see them as a chick.

 

[sourland]

Like donrae says pea comb, dark legs and ESPECIALLY muffs should indicate EE.

 

[Julsnpat]

HI I boughtt my EE from Rual King back in Oct some were blond some were chipmunk like. They just started laying this week beautiful green and blue eggs! two of them look fancy with the muff the other 3 have a comb. Very nice and I am a first timer, they did very well in florida winter we had a few nights that had 30 degree temps. I purchased 5 2day old chickes and now have 5 laying hens and they did tell me they were sexed and were all hens. This has been a great experience!

 

[Julsnpat]

The Rual King had them labled Araucana as well