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

[subhanalah]

The red and black you describe, I believe are rooster traits. Even if they aren't that's a rooster, lol.

 

[LadyCluck77]

These two are feathering out a bit more, both Brown Leghorn x EE
One looks just like a brown leghorn hen, the other.... Well, the red patches do look suspicious.
Is it a rooster? Are they both roosters?

 

[danahud]

Well, curiosity has forced me to try and vent sex my chicks.( Boy are they ticked off right now!) I didn't see a pimple or a bump when i did it, so maybe they are both female and were just a little older than the other chicks?? their hackle feathers looked round to me too so i don't know... maybe its just wishful thinking at work..

 

[SA Farm]

@LadyCluck77 From what I can see, they look like hens, but the pictures aren't great. Clear pictures of the side and comb would be helpful

 

[Amy PT]

Mabel is 6 weeks old. I've never had a pea combed bird, but it looks like Mable's is coming in as a straight comb, right? Our only other chick is a tiny d'uccle, so I have nothing to compare with - in terms of size comb, or feathering - in person. Does anyone here have gender guesses? She (?) came from a pullet bin, but that's never 100%. Thanks in advance!

 

[Tappy4me]

Here's some new pics of our guys/gals. Pretty sure of all but the b/w fella and the gold fella are girls. The b/w fella just acts way too different (also have 2 other definite roosters in with him) and the gold one seems to be getting patchy on the wings. Thoughts?

Pullet #1

Fearless, pullet #2

Pullet #3

Reese, Pullet #4

Roo #1

Roo #2 ??

 

[debid]

These two are feathering out a bit more, both Brown Leghorn x EE
One looks just like a brown leghorn hen, the other.... Well, the red patches do look suspicious.
Is it a rooster? Are they both roosters?

The one with the white neck feathers looks to have the classic silver pullet pattern -- rose blush to the chest, gray patterned back. The other one looks female from what I can see. Where is the red you're seeing?

 

[debid]

Here's some new pics of our guys/gals. Pretty sure of all but the b/w fella and the gold fella are girls. The b/w fella just acts way too different (also have 2 other definite roosters in with him) and the gold one seems to be getting patchy on the wings. Thoughts? Pullet #1

Fearless, pullet #2

Pullet #3

Reese, Pullet #4

Roo #1

Roo #2 ??

Nothing masculine showing on any of them yet. I'd keep an eye on the gold one just because I've seen a lot of gold-red males that were slow to show their red but the b/w one is so evenly patterned that I really doubt it's a male.

 

[debid]

Mabel is 6 weeks old. I've never had a pea combed bird, but it looks like Mable's is coming in as a straight comb, right? Our only other chick is a tiny d'uccle, so I have nothing to compare with - in terms of size comb, or feathering - in person. Does anyone here have gender guesses? She (?) came from a pullet bin, but that's never 100%. Thanks in advance!

I can't get your photo to enlarge but if it has a bumpy ridge with either nothing around it or small bumps to the sides, it's a pea comb modified by a single combed parent. This happens a lot. A single comb has spikes like a saw blade. My mom had a cockerel with a single, non-spiked ridge. Like a dinosaur. But usually, they have side rows and you end up with a tall pea comb, This one isn't giving away gender by patterning but the comb would have me worried if it has definition to the peas.

 

[jtbass2756]

I think your guesses look pretty good. Any chicken with a salmon breast is a female

Does the salmon have to be just on the breast? I'm seeing lots of salmon coloring coming in on the other two black/white chicks. Wow, they are really growing too!!