I have an Easter Egger Question...

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

They don't, if they have legs they're roosters

Excuse my wording, lol.

 

[2ndTink]

Here are my two EE cockerels from this year. They both have different comb developments, they both feathered up really slowly, Fizzy developed a pink comb that began to fill out around 4 weeks, Grump Grumps doesn't have comb development yet. They both started to get red patches on their wings about 3 weeks old.

They both have their own threads about gender with a few more photos if you are interested, they both have their names in the titles

The earliest indication for me was they super slow feathering then sprouted the male style red spots, I had a third one that feathered slow, but a tad faster than these two and I am believing it is a pullet at this time. She has super dense and wide feathers so mayne she just took more oomph to get them going.

I hope this helps!

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

very prety . mine is two weeks and is almost fully feathered. she has a solid chest so far

 

[EmmaRainboe]

They don't, if they have legs they're roosters

I love you.

You are learning so fast. Brought a tear to my eye.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Though some people argue that it's true, it's not proven that male EE's always have three rows of pea combs. Correct me if I'm wrong @EmmaRainboe.

Uh yeah, EEs don’t have to have peacombs. Depends on parentage.

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

Uh yeah, EEs don’t have to have peacombs. Depends on parentage.

oh. do you have a good way of sexing a 2-3 week old?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

oh. do you have a good way of sexing a 2-3 week old?

You can’t really get a definite sex by that age, mainly you would just look at comb developement.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I heard they have three rows of pea comb?

The problem with this is that EE's are not a breed. There is no standard that describes them. We often can't even agree what the definition if an EE is. Roosters don't lay eggs so it can't be based on what color of egg they lay. Some people think they have to have hatched from a blue or green egg, others don't agree. Some people think that if one of their ancestors hatched from a green egg, even if several generations back, they are an EE. There is no clear definition that is universally accepted.

EE's can be any color or pattern, have any type of comb, have any color of ear lobes, have any color of legs or skin, may lay blue, green, pink, white, or brown eggs. For fun I'll show some EE hens I used to have. That red one on the far side in front had a single comb and laid nice greenish-blue eggs.

On rare occasions I feel comfortable just a few days after hatch in saying one is a cockerel by posture and attitude. On ever rarer occasions I may think one is a girl. But that is very rare. Most of the time I can be pretty sure around 5 to 6 weeks which are boys and girls but sometimes that's still too early. I had one that it was 16 weeks before I was sure. I thought it was probably a girl but nope, turned out to be a very late-developing boy. Some people like to think this is easy or cut and dried. Often it is, but often does not mean always.

If you can post a photo of that chick at 5 weeks age or older we might be able to guess gender. A photo showing the comb and wattles would be a big help. Also a photo showing the legs, posture, and body shape. At 5 weeks they are too young for saddle and hackle feathers to help.

 

[sourland]

They don't, if they have legs they're roosters

It's on the internet - must be truth.

 

[black_cat]

It's on the internet - must be truth.

It’s a running joke lol
Someone had tagged Emma so I assumed she would see it