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Hoping I could get an answer too unless I should start a new thread?
supposed to be a hen Easter egger
Thanks ahead of time
 
spiderlilly69 said:
Thank you...if you don't mind me asking, how can you tell.
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Its a combination of experience and knowledge. Age is an important factor. You have to know how old they are to start with. Also some knowledge of the breeds themselves is very helpful. As that in some breeds/color patterns the females and males are colored/patterned differently. As in the Black Breasted Red pattern "like your Brown Leghorn", one can tell at just a glance that she is a female because a male is patterned very differently. In reference to age, like in your case we know that they are just over 4 months old. So cockerels would stand out instantly. Cockerels this age would have a more upright stance, much larger comb and wattles. They would also have long thin saddle feather "specific to males", and longer curved sickle "tail" feathers.
 
oldhenlikesdogs said:
Yes, Easter egger hen.
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Thanks for your answer. I know she's (Elsa) a Pullet. Got her from someone who could no longer give her a range free happy home and was told she had already been sexed.
My local chicken pal commented that the saddle feathers frequently indicate hen vs Roo and as we looked at her derie we thought oh no! Because her saddle feathers are not rounded.
Anyways - thank you!
 
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Gray Farms said:
Its a combination of experience and knowledge. Age is an important factor. You have to know how old they are to start with. Also some knowledge of the breeds themselves is very helpful. As that in some breeds/color patterns the females and males are colored/patterned differently. As in the Black Breasted Red pattern "like your Brown Leghorn", one can tell at just a glance that she is a female because a male is patterned very differently. In reference to age, like in your case we know that they are just over 4 months old. So cockerels would stand out instantly. Cockerels this age would have a more upright stance, much larger comb and wattles. They would also have long thin saddle feather "specific to males", and longer curved sickle "tail" feathers.
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Just sharing for those of us not quite as long term experienced the diagram I was given to identify the saddle feathers

My EE Pullet still felt borderline because of her feathers near her saddle. The consensus is that she is a hen
 

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