Update: pullet or cockerel?

[Lucy Brown]

sorry, it might just be me but they all look like cockerels to me...

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The brown EE (pumpkin) only has the one ridge, the white one has three bumpy rows

The rows are not indicative of sex of chickens with pea combs. Sometimes males have wider combs which can make the rows more prominent, but so can females. I wouldn't go off of it at all because I have had many exceptions

 

[Wishing4Wings]

The brown EE (pumpkin) only has the one ridge, the white one has three bumpy rows

That, along with the coloring, is pretty good evidence.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I will say, they are definitely not all cockerels either. The only one that I'm pretty confident on is the white Easter Egger. I'm not the speed that Langshans develop combs, so those are a bit up in the air, leaning more heavily towards cockerel on the right one than the left one. The others are not showing any signs of being male, in fact, the other female Easter Egger has female-specific coloring

 

[Wishing4Wings]

The rows are not indicative of sex of chickens with pea combs. Sometimes males have wider combs which can make the rows more prominent, but so can females. I wouldn't go off of it at all because I have had many exceptions

I have never seen a male at 6 wks have a single thin ridge.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I have never seen a male at 6 wks have a single thin ridge.

Exact same age and date taken and they were almost exactly six weeks old (43 days old). The female has a wide triple rowed comb and this cockerel has a single row. We could debate on the width of it, however he definitely only had one row.

 

[Burdoc]

Exact same age and date taken and they were almost exactly six weeks old (43 days old). The female has a wide triple rowed comb and this cockerel has a single row. We could debate on the width of it, however he definitely only had one row.

Exact same age and date taken and they were almost exactly six weeks old (43 days old). The female has a wide triple rowed comb and this cockerel has a single row. We could debate on the width of it, however he definitely only had one row. View attachment 2603137
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So would you still say that the White EE is still most likely male?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

So would you still say that the White EE is still most likely male?

Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear The other is definitely a pullet though!

 

[Burdoc]

Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear The other is definitely a pullet though!

Thank you, and hopefully that holds true for Pumpkin lol, one of my favorite birds

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Exact same age and date taken and they were almost exactly six weeks old (43 days old). The female has a wide triple rowed comb and this cockerel has a single row. We could debate on the width of it, however he definitely only had one row. View attachment 2603137
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These are home made EEs maybe? I've found the ones coming out of the hatcheries to be fairly standard since the first ones I got in 1988. EEs that are more of a cross have a lot more variation and are much harder to tell.