Newly Hatched EE! Gray? Blue? Boy? Girl?

[mj_n_peeps]

This little cutie hatched a few hours ago! I'm at a loss for the possible color and gender. I'd describe the color as a silvery gray, darker mask area with a pale yellow spot on top. The legs are darkish but I can't say for sure they are green/blue of an EE or black like the Australorps.

Dad: A big beautiful EE roo with red wings/shoulders, gray chest, dark irridecent green tail and a distinct EE pea comb.

Mom: Any of these are a possiblity: Production Red, Plymouth Barred Rock, Buff Orphington, Black Australorp or a Red Star/Chanteclere.





If it's a little fella - his name will be stew I can't have more than one roo.

I have 11 eggs spit under two broody hens. This is the first one out and three have piped will likely hatch some time today. The remaining 7 will be a waiting game. I'm wishing for 4 pullets that will lay some pretty blue eggs!

Fingers crossed for this little one!

 

[mj_n_peeps]

Here's another pic of the little one with the broody hen, a Black Australorp.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Short of vent sexing (which Is usually only done by hatcheries) and sex-link birds, there is no way to tell gender at this age. You will normally have to wait about 8 to 12 weeks on average to get the tells for gender.

As to color, with the EE in the mix there is almost no telling what the chick's color will be in the end.

Sorry to be so unhelpfully helpful.

Cute chickie BTW.

 

[mj_n_peeps]

Thank you for the reply. I'm actually not surprised to hear it either. I'm just a little concerned with the the creamy head spot as in most black sex link it would mean it's a boy. Guess I'll just wait and see.

The the little peep says "thank you for the compliment"