Help sexing Easter eggers

[Achickenofmanycolors]

Hey there. I have 3 Easter eggers I would like a second opinion on regarding gender! They're 7 weeks and 5 days. Much appreciated!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

All are pullets.

 

[Animals45]

No signs of saddle feathers they all look like pullets!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Pullets.

 

[chickendreams24]

At 7-8 weeks they're too young for saddle or hackle feathers to be showing.

They're all looking like pullets. For Easter eggers keep an eye out for bright red on the shoulders especially if it's nowhere else as this is gender specific male coloring.

 

[Alexandra33]

Pretty ladies. No male specific coloration to be seen.

~Alex

 

[Achickenofmanycolors]

Thanks everyone! I thought so as well but I was starting to have doubts as they get older. The brown and white seems very feisty and has funky brown/red coloring on her wings, the red and white has a little red combing out on the top of her comb also. I'm usually good with sexing most single comb breeds but these have the pea comb and can have any color feathering so I wanted other opinions! I was hoping for a rooster but I have other chicks too so hopefully I get lucky!

 

[Achickenofmanycolors]

@chickendreams24 Is there a way to tell before they feather out? Would their down be a certain color scheme to their down? @Alexandra33 Thank you!

 

[chickendreams24]

Not really unless you were to learn vent sexing. However it takes years to master and probably hundreds or thousands of chicks. Done wrong it can injure or kill a chick.

Were they sexed hatchery pullets?

Unless you're familiar with a line you may be able to tell sooner but not generally. Sometimes leg/foot size can be an indicator or if they mature quickly.

Many breeds it's just a wait and see game.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

definitely pullets.... And no, Unless they were bred to be sex linked EEs, there's no way to tell male from female at hatch. At this age, no big red combs, and no male coloring on the feathers. It takes a lot of practice to learn to catch the signs...