Sexing 3-4 week Easter Eggers

[Lizziebot28]

Hi!

I have 3-4 week old chicks and am wondering if one of them will be a rooster. One is supposed to be an olive egger, the other a blue-egg layer (mixed breed). I think they are about the same age (maybe a few days apart) but one has longer tail feathers than the other.

Any and all guidance would be appreciated!

Liz

 

[danceswithronin]

Need better pictures, it's hard to tell with the red lighting. We need photos of each bird's face, tail, and stance if possible.

I think they're a bit young to tell at this age to be honest, I'd repost again at 6-8 weeks. Otherwise I'd say they look like pullets to me. Only questionable one to me is the dark one in the first photo laying in the background.

 

[Lizziebot28]

Just took some more pictures, hopefully they are better.

First two are of the olive egger, the second two are of the blue egger.

I’ll also repost in a few weeks when they are older. Just anxious to know if I have to figure out what to do with a rooster (I’m in the city so keeping it is not an option).

Thanks!
Liz

 

[Acre4Me]

Still a bit too young. Out of curiosity, I went back to look at our EE pics when they were 3-4 weeks old - last year. It turns out that one was an accidental male, which we removed from the flock. Knowing now that one was a male, I wondered if I could tell when they were 3-4 weeks old, and No, it was not obvious. But by 8 weeks it was obvious. The second set of pics are good, so do that again in a few weeks - under regular light, standing and from the side.

 

[Lizziebot28]

Still a bit too young. Out of curiosity, I went back to look at our EE pics when they were 3-4 weeks old - last year. It turns out that one was an accidental male, which we removed from the flock. Knowing now that one was a male, I wondered if I could tell when they were 3-4 weeks old, and No, it was not obvious. But by 8 weeks it was obvious. The second set of pics are good, so do that again in a few weeks - under regular light, standing and from the side.

Will do!