What breed and gender?

[Kellyjenny]

Hi just wanted to know if anybody had any idea about this 10-week-old chicken if it's a male or female and what kind of breeds do you guys think it is any information is much appreciated

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I believe I see saddles which would indicate male. And I can't tell if thats leakage or random pixels. If leakage- EE. If random pixels I woould hesitantly say Ameraucana.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I'm saying Easter Egger cockerel. I'm going to assume I'm seeing leakage that happened to be pixelated?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

So what we go with in this situation.

I think the safest bet is to say Easter Egger especially not knowing the source. Easter Eggers are basically anything with the blue egg gene. If under the unlikely circumstance it is an Ameraucana, the blue egg gene would still be carried so it wouldn't necessarily be wrong for anyone's purpose of keeping him. Obviously birds of unknown sources shouldn't be bred as an Ameraucana and using him as an Easter Egger would give same outcome in the chicks if that makes sense. Pretty sure it's a cockerel but hard to tell in that picture

 

[thehenandchick01234]

Looks like an EE

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Looks like an EE

@EmmaRainboe would be able to tell

 

[Kellyjenny]

I'm so sorry what are random pixels and leakage.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I zoomed in...Those are pixels

 

[LateBirdFarms]

I had a couple hens who looked identical to that fellow, and they were Isbar based EEs.

 

[Kellyjenny]

So what we go with in this situation.