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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: zanelewis on December 29, 2017, 21:18

Title: What gender
Post by: zanelewis on December 29, 2017, 21:18

This is a ameraucana mixed with easter egger 3 months old

Title: Re: What gender
Post by: zanelewis on January 07, 2018, 13:53

Can u Please reply

Title: Re: What gender
Post by: New shoot on January 07, 2018, 20:01

If no-one has replied Zane, it will be because they don't know either.  Easter egger hens are not really known here in the UK, so I'm not any of our forum members will have seen one.

There is some general advice here.

Rearing & Sexing Chicks and Ducklings - The Poultry Pages (http://www.chickens.allotment-garden.org/keeping-chickens/breeding-chickens-incubating-hatching-rearing/rearing-sexing-chicks-ducklings/)

Title: Re: What gender
Post by: grinling on January 07, 2018, 22:26

Any long tail feathers?
Was this hatched or bought?

Title: Re: What gender
Post by: Sassy on January 16, 2018, 19:23

New Shoot is right I've never heard of them. On many breeds it may be possible to tell by how 'pointed the neck feathers are, ie more pointy likely to be male. I do think it helps if you have a female to compare with though. Some breeds you only know for sure if it either lays an egg or crows! Not an exact science. :)