The dreaded question.. sex this please!

[NiteMareTender]

Helllllo! I'm typically pretty good at sexing but I'm at a loss with this now 7 week old Easter Egger. Of course it's my favorite so it will inevitably be a cockeral right?
I don't see any saddle feathers and those penciled hackle are always harder for me. So I guess it's the comb that I need help on. Meet Hedwig!

 

[SmiYa0126]

My gut says hen, @Overo Mare thoughts?

 

[NiteMareTender]

My gut says hen, @Overo Mare thoughts?

I realllly hope so! I know that reddish color can sometimes indicate cockeral but it's not on its hackle or shoulders so I keep hoping it's just a very colorful pullet

 

[2ndTink]

I'm thinking pullet too, that is a lot of red but it's more spread out than what would scream cockerel.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The coloration says it's definitely a cockerel.

 

[2ndTink]

Post more photos in a week or two and we'll see how it is developing.

 

[NiteMareTender]

The coloration says it's definitely a cockerel.

When I first saw the mahogany pop I was like ohhhnooo.. but it's not on it's shoulders and pretty evenly distributed. If it is a cockeral, he'll make beautiful babies! In the read this post, there's an EE hen that looks super similar to Hedwig's coloring so I'm still

 

[NiteMareTender]

Post more photos in a week or two and we'll see how it is developing.

Will do! Thanks for trying to help!

 

[NiteMareTender]

The coloration says it's definitely a cockerel.

This is the pic I was talking about

 

[2ndTink]

I have an EE hen that had a lot of cockerel votes as a chick, no guarantees on yours, but it doesn't seem to have any pink to its comb. Here are pictures of Grump Grumps, shes not real happy to be photographed, if you search her name you'll see her threed, I think it was titled EE roo? #2.

Since some EEs are tricky, there is still a chance yours could be a cockerel, the best way to know for sure will be to wait a few more weeks!