Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

[Happy Chooks]

Ditto what Illia said. The males will have "smuttiness", especially in the shoulder area. Also, male coloring is more flashy. Very few black and white EE's are females.


Ivy......you have 2 pullets.

Kristip.....a little early, but looks like my hen did as a chick.

 

[crj]

Ok, maybe I will post pictures tomorrow. I'm having trouble loading pictures tonight. Computer is running super slow. Yes, some of us still have dial up

 

[Cadeau]

Can I get in on this discussion, too?

These guys are 4 weeks old.
They hatched out of mint green eggs from a girl who said the parents were "Americauna" hatchery chicks.
They both have yellow legs, 1 has a single comb, and 1 has a pea comb.
One is coming in red w some black on the wings, 1 is red with black and white on the wing tips.


Soooo what gender are they??

forgot: they were both brown chipmunks with beards.

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[Moochie]

Oh I hope this cutie is a girl. Anyone wanna help me out?

 

[crj]

Ok, I was finally able to get some pictures of my bantam EE's. I am soooo hoping they are females. I have never dealt with bantams before. I have 6 and I have to say they do not sit still for a minute. Hard to get pictures of these little bugger. They are always on the go. So, if you could help with this I would be very happy.

I never realized how adorable bantams are!

 

[crj]

Can anyone tell me if these are females? I can't figure out the color thing. I looked at the comb and hoped for the smallest being a female. I was told they were 3/4 weeks old. They are so cute..... lol. I don't have luck getting females so I'm hoping my luck has turned. Thanks.

 

[Happy Chooks]

It's a bit early yet, but I'll take a shot at it.

The last picture on the left looks to be a female. 4th picture down is a male. (both by coloring and thick legs)

If you take a really close look at their combs, the males will pop the 3 rows on their pea comb really early on. Females will (but not always) have what looks like 1 row until they get older. (I've had a few exceptions here that I thought were males but ended up being females) When they get around 10 weeks or so, the 3 rows will be visible on the females, but not as pronounced as the males.

 

[yoie]

Now you have me wondering about my 2 EE's, I got them as straight run I hope they are girls! Any idea if they will be boy or girl by the color?

Peanutbutter, white background with red and grey mottling all over.

Zippy, all white (is it more common in boys or girl?)

 

[rusteerooster]

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I have zippy's clone...........our toes and fingers are crossed that ours is a girl.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I think Zippy is a roo. (sorry)