Is one of my chicks a rooster???

[twinmom007]

I have four Easter Eggers and was fairly sure they were all girls, but this week JoDee started looking different. They are 17 weeks old...

 

[sourland]

She's a pullet and a real beauty - about to start laying.

 

[Whigru]

I have read in my similar search to confirm gender of my EE that three rows in the pea comb may indicate a cockerel, but I will be interested to see what others say! I don’t know how/if that changes once they near the age yours are.

 

[JadeFarms]

I just have to say, those are great pictures! She looks like she’s about to lay because at that age she should have saddle feathers and sickle feathers and should have started crowing.

 

[JadeFarms]

Also she doesn’t have pointy hackle feathers.

 

[twinmom007]

She's a pullet and a real beauty - about to start laying.

Thank you! I’m so relieved!!! I already have a rooster, and only the 4 girls.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I have four Easter Eggers and was fairly sure they were all girls, but this week JoDee started looking different. They are 17 weeks old... View attachment 2277701View attachment 2277702View attachment 2277703

You aren't showing the TRUE gender telling part which is saddle feathers on most breeds by the stated age..

According to the development seen along with stated age.. a boy would have started looking like that closer to 8 weeks and I'm going with pullet.. getting her hormones.. *may* start laying before her sisters.. about another month-ish in my experience.

should have started crowing.

Chickens don't read our rule books or care what they say!

My friend had a rooster not crow until 18 months, and has several older hens with full length spurs. One of my hens started crowing when she was two years old.. yes she was the head hen but no it wasn't due to the absence of a rooster... AND some roosters like Seabright are hen feathered roosters!

 

[twinmom007]

I just have to say, those are great pictures! She looks like she’s about to lay because at that age she should have saddle feathers and sickle feathers and should have started crowing.

Thank you!!! I love my girls and I’m so relieved!!!

 

[twinmom007]

You aren't showing the TRUE gender telling part which is saddle feathers on most breeds by the stated age..
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According to the development seen along with stated age.. a boy would have started looking like that closer to 8 weeks and I'm going with pullet.. getting her hormones.. *may* start laying before her sisters.. about another month-ish in my experience.


Chickens don't read our rule books or care what they say!

My friend had a rooster not crow until 18 months, and has several older hens with full length spurs. One of my hens started crowing when she was two years old.. yes she was the head hen but no it wasn't due to the absence of a rooster... AND some roosters like Seabright are hen feathered roosters!

i was focusing on the comb, I guess...

 

[EggSighted4Life]

i was focusing on the comb, I guess... View attachment 2277738

Her skinny legs, her feather coloring.. they all say lovely pullet like her blue based sister next to her.