Olive Egger Chicks I need help with Gender.

[abellchicken]

I have three Olive egger Chicks weeks old. Can anyone tell their gender for me? They are about 4 1/2 weeks old and a cross between EE and Black copper Maran. Thanks for your help.

This is Sharpie.

This one is Olive.

This one is peaches. She is the only one with feathers on her feet.

I just need to know, because I can not keep a Roo. Thanks.

 

[marymac]

they all look like hens to me, possibly top one might be a roo

 

[jeremy]

It's honestly too early to tell, in my opinion. The last chick seems to have a single comb which means it'll probably only lay a brown egg, if it is a pullet.

If I were to guess I would say

1. cockerel
2. pullet
3. cockerel

Give it another 3 weeks and then post more pictures once their feathers have come in more.

 

[sonew123]

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100% agreement on sexes also that stright comb on teh pullet is going to give you brown eggs--needs a pea comb for colored eggs:-( stranger things have happened though

 

[abellchicken]

So the second chick Olive has a pea comb? How do I know what each comb is suppost to look like?

 

[sonew123]

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pea combs are flattened with tiny raised bumps on the sides exactly like the great first picture you took-the middle chick has 1 raised single comb-

 

[abellchicken]

How do you tell that that one is a Roo and not a hen? Also What would a hens pea comb look like? Are the other two both straight combs, so brown eggs. Because the were crossed with Marans will the eggs atleast be dark? So many Questions I know, I am sorry.

 

[TurkeyMountainChickens]

Hi! The chicks look like they are very happy.

The second, Olive, is definitely a hen. I would say the same for Peaches. Sharpie is a wait and see. Most roos at this age are showing some pink in the comb, but you never know.

In a few weeks, you'll begin to see the development of pointed neck feathers and saddle feathers if the bird is a rooster. If the bird is a hen, her feathers will continue to look like those of the other two.

As for Peaches, she probably will lay a deep brown egg. The pea comb gene is fairly tightly linked to the blue egg gene, so 95% of the time if you don't have the pea comb you will not get olive eggs. However, there's always the 5% chance you will!

 

[sonew123]

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A hens pes comb would look like the first photo-but stay lightened in color much longer and the bumps wouldnt be as pronounced as a roo peacomb-until they are MUCH older-even then they are smaller than roos. If they were crossed with marans then you should get a deeper brown colored egg-very pretty too!

 

[abellchicken]

Is this about the age you really start to see the comb? The feathers you have to wait for about 6 weeks or is it longger?