At 12 weeks for an EE that comb says it all. Along with the tail feathers, I'm leaning towards cockerel. EEs are very sweet and docile chickens. Give it another 1 to 3 months and the roo behavior will start to show up. EEs mature more slowly than other breeds. Females take 6 months before they start to lay eggs.
That’s a pullet comb. This is a cockerel comb, on a cockerel the same age.
Please see my article on tail feathers: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ail-feathers-in-easter-egger-juveniles.75908/
That was so helpful! Yes her tail is what had me wondering. Thank you!!
Oh my gosh wow, thank you for posting this. I just learned something new. I've had other people also tell me otherwise, and I appreciate you explaining in words and pictures how the Male vs Female really is. Especially beings I have EE eggs in my incubator due to hatch in a few days. Much needed info, just at the right time too.
I’m so happy the article helped! I know these chicks can be tricky! It helps to watch them from day one. So much can be seen in those first few days of life! Sometimes when people post pictures of their EEs I have no clue. I need to know, what did that chick look like at hatching? At one week? I like to compare them as they move around so I can get a good overall picture of them. It’s hard to do sometimes with only one or two pictures, usually with the wings covered up by someone’s hand!Oh my gosh wow, thank you for posting this. I just learned something new. I've had other people also tell me otherwise, and I appreciate you explaining in words and pictures how the Male vs Female really is. Especially beings I have EE eggs in my incubator due to hatch in a few days. Much needed info, just at the right time too.
Very happy to help!
