Rare and Exoctic Chick ??

[Illia]

Easter Egger cockerel

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

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I agree.

 

[stephanie1992]

EEs arnt rare and exoctic.....

 

[farmerChef]

Every chick I've seen that people have posted about has been an EE cockeral.

 

[navasima]

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I agree.

How do y'all guess cockeral at this age?
{Not questioning you - want to see what you see

}

 

[BlazeJester]

I've heard EEs can be sexed by color, somewhat.

Hatcheries tend to send males as "extras" since females are ordered far more often and they tend to have a surplus of males.

 

[so lucky]

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I agree.

How do y'all guess cockeral at this age?
{Not questioning you - want to see what you see

}

Me too! I guessed EE but what says "cockeral," for us novices?

 

[lovinlife]

It's an EE cockerel. The coloring is the first clue. The fact that it was the free chicken and listed as "rare and exotic" is another clue - they give away the boys. For some reason hatcheries think Ameraucana-crosses (more correctly called an Easter Egger) are rare and exotic. They are wonderful birds and come in all sorts of colors, but they are now a very common chicken and are not rare at all.

Typically, an EE with a dark head and white across the shoulders like yours is a cockerel. Wait about four months and you'll know for sure. Forrest is very cute and I'm sure he will turn into a beautiful rooster.