When/How to Sex EE Chicks? (Pics added pg 2)

[j'schicks]

I hatched 4 EE babies last week. When and how can I tell how many pullets I ended up with? I can post pics if someone thinks that they can give me a hand.

 

[ZooMummzy]

Congrats on the babies! Unfortunately, EE's are notoriously hard to sex. You most likely will not know for sure until at least 4 months, maybe even longer. I have had EE's I swore were girls and then they crowed and vice versa. Every once in awhile you will get one that you "just know" but I'm pretty sure everyone will tell you the same thing - you have to wait.

 

[kburen]

I'd like to see pics anyway LOL I have 6 EE eggs in my 'bator now....about 2 hours away from day 21. No noises or movement yet, but I hope soon. I'd like to see some little EE babies until mine pop out!

 

[Luke0987654321]

usually 3-4 month's
sorry, you will have to wait...


Luke

 

[sonew123]

yup unless you vent sex them no way to tell for about 12 weeks:-(

 

[gryeyes]

Y'all got here before I could post my answer: You can't.

 

[banjoejoe4783]

the best way to sex the EEis to look for sadel fethers they will start to grow abou 3 months if they grow sadlel fethers that are shiny and pointed they are roos can tell on my EE at about 2 1/2 months

 

[Pineywoods Peepers]

Well, 2 of out of the 3 EE's I got from a hatchery that were supposed to be pullets started crowing a couple of weeks ago, but based on feedback from the board I was pretty sure they were roos before they confirmed it by crowing. They were 10-12 weeks old before I started posting pics here. Before then they were pretty similar in appearance.

 

[Kassaundra]

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I hope they got my order closer to right!!!

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

sometimes the tail grow slower on boys and sometimes they feather out slower also.

I had some EEs that were 24 weeks old before I figured out they they were boys