Is my easter egger a rooster????

[cmlew99]

Okay, so I ordered three "sexed" chicks from my pet chicken in May. They are now about seven weeks old. I have a buff brahma, a buff orpington, and a bantam easter egger. At the moment, I feel as though I am going to die of frustration. Everyone on here says that Edith, my BO is a rooster.

Okay, so now I'm told I'll have to part with a very close to me pet. And if that isn't bad enough, I'm now suspecting that my bantam easter egger is a boy too. How in the world am I going to find TWO homes?! And one for a bantam rooster, too?! So I am asking people to take a look at Sybil, and tell me what they believe.

 

[cmlew99]

And if anyone happens to live near Massachusetts, would you like a very friendly, love able rooster? Or two?

 

[AtlantisPeeps]

It looks like two Roos to me... Sorry :/

Put an ad out on Craig's list to help find potential buyers

 

[Aacre]

Do you have a picture of Edith's tail feathers? I don't know if you have another thread on this chicken, if so, you can direct me that way and I can look there. To me, Edith's mug shot doesn't convince me that she's a he. There are lots of hens that have big wattles..
The bantam EE looks kind of boyish, but I don't know for certain if it is.. I have heard that male EEs will have more brown on the shoulder areas. I don't know if the same goes for the bantam varieties. EEs can be hard to sex. :\

 

[Griffinsong]

At only seven weeks, those are definitely both cockerels .

 

[cmlew99]

Thank you all for the input! Should I wait to put them on CraigsList, until they begin crowing?

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Here are some pictures of Edith's tail feathers. Do I have hope?

 

[cmlew99]

 

[cmlew99]

@Aacre That makes me feel a little better. I can't describe how devastated I'm feeling.

 

[chickencheeks]

Rooster...I have one...looks like a male to me

 

[Aacre]

I'm not convinced that Edith is a rooster just yet. So far, to me, it looks female to me. If I were you, I would hang onto the Buff until it crows, if it will. 7 weeks isn't very old anyway. At 14 weeks, you will probably know for certain what both are. I admit, the EE does look like a young roo.