What sex is my baby Easter egger?

[chickenfrecklez]

Even in breeds like Rhode Island Reds you see the darker red on males, but in this chick it might or might not mean male. It's a little young to say for sure.

Ok, I will post pics in another couple of weeks... and keep my fingers and toes crossed

 

[chickenfrecklez]

Looks like a pullet to me. The full tail and pale comb makes me think pullet. Another sexing tip I've heard of with pea comb chickens is if the comb has 3 distinct rows of peas it's a cockerel. Hope this helps!

That's what I've been unsure about: the comb! I'm thankful it's still pale. The middle row is obvious, but the other rows are there... very very tiny nubs, but still there. So with the mixture of the red feathers and comb, I'm not sure. I hadn't heard anything about the full tail, but thanks!

 

[Pyxis]

That's what I've been unsure about: the comb! I'm thankful it's still pale. The middle row is obvious, but the other rows are there... very very tiny nubs, but still there. So with the mixture of the red feathers and comb, I'm not sure. I hadn't heard anything about the full tail, but thanks!

A pea comb always has three rows. It's just that for cockerels and roosters the side rows are much more distinct.

 

[junebuggena]

Too young to be certain, but I got one in a recent hatch that could be a twin. Mine's definitely a cockerel.

Third from the front.

Same chick, at 14 weeks

 

[DesertBird]

Awe, what a gorgeous little chicken!! I'd so far say pullet, but I'm not super familiar with chickens yet. By that age, my 3 R.I.R Roosters had quite the little combs on them. lol As for the darker coloring, and as stated by another comment above (forgot to quote it and it's on the other page, grr) about R.I.R Roosters tending to have a darker coloring, I wouldn't be 100% worried about that from what I've seen with my chickens. 4 of my R.I.R Hens/Pullets (only about 4 months) are fairly light, but one of them is super dark; darker than my roosters! lol

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Awe, what a gorgeous little chicken!! I'd so far say pullet, but I'm not super familiar with chickens yet. By that age, my 3 R.I.R Roosters had quite the little combs on them. lol As for the darker coloring, and as stated by another comment above (forgot to quote it and it's on the other page, grr) about R.I.R Roosters tending to have a darker coloring, I wouldn't be 100% worried about that from what I've seen with my chickens. 4 of my R.I.R Hens/Pullets (only about 4 months) are fairly light, but one of them is super dark; darker than my roosters! lol

That was me. I didn't mean the overall color is darker, just that there are darker red patches on the wings of red males.

 

[DesertBird]

That was me. I didn't mean the overall color is darker, just that there are darker red patches on the wings of red males.

Oops, sorry, I misunderstood. I get it now.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Oops, sorry, I misunderstood. I get it now.

It's fine...it was probably confusing. Lol

 

[Studio2770]

Hmmm, I want to say pullet. She doesn't look so different from my EE pullet around that age. Like others have said, the red on the wings might be rooish. Here's my thread a few years ago that has some photos of my EE around that age. Maybe you'll find it helpful. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/partridge-cochin-gender.802663/page-2

 

[chickenfrecklez]

Too young to be certain, but I got one in a recent hatch that could be a twin. Mine's definitely a cockerel.
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Third from the front.

Same chick, at 14 weeks

Cuties!!! Well, if mine ends up being male I will cry.. can't have backyard roosters