Tricky Easter Egger Sexing

[dinochicken]

Hello all! I got these guys from a feed store selling them as "Aracauna Pullets" - I knew they were EEs and doubted the probability that they were pullets. On day 1 they were much feistier than previous chicks I've raised, and two of them started to gang up on the 3rd (Stegasaurus.) At 5 weeks I had to cull Steg because the others pulled the skin off of its whole leg (maybe I shouldn't have named them after dinosaurs!?) The two that are left now are 9 weeks old. The creamy one is Triceratops and the dark one is TRex. I am still unsure whether they are pullets or roos since they have kind of uncharacteristic coloration and they seem to have straight combs, not pea- but on this too I am uncertain because I haven't much experience. Thanks in advance for your assistance!

 

[Blackberry18]

They both look like pullets. Nice names.

 

[dinochicken]

Thabks so much! I was SO hoping they were just super s punky females.

 

[donrae]

Dark bird is a pullet but I'm thinking slow maturing cockerel for the light bird.

 

[dinochicken]

Thanks. I am afraid that might be a possibility, since it's comb is getting bigger and redder than the other. However it does have saddle feathers in already- and so far the tips of them are rounded.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm thinking pullet on both.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm leaning towards both being pullets, too, but I'm less sure on the light one.

 

[dinochicken]

An update for this thread- both of my feathered friends are indeed pullets.

 

[fshinggrl]

An update for this thread- both of my feathered friends are indeed pullets.

That is awesome!! I was on the fence about the white one. Glad they're both girls!

 

[Blackberry18]

Congrats! Their plumage is lovely, one thing that makes Easter Eggers awesome!