Help with RIR and Ameracauna

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chickenchichi

chickenchichi

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May 15, 2016
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Could anyone help identify the gender of these two, month-old chicks?
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This is our Rhode Island, they're very curious and brave and won't hesitate to jump on your lap, which leads me to believe they're a rooster.
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Our Ameracauna is very shy and flighty and I don't see much of a comb, but their saddle and hackle feathers seem sort of pointy to me. It was hard to get a good picture of this one, but I can get more if I need to.
 
It's way too young to tell with any certainty. Try back at 8-10 weeks for a more accurate response. For now, I'd guess the RIR is a cockerel and the Easter Egger (it's an EE, not an Ameraucana) is a pullet.
 
QueenMisha said:
It's way too young to tell with any certainty. Try back at 8-10 weeks for a more accurate response. For now, I'd guess the RIR is a cockerel and the Easter Egger (it's an EE, not an Ameraucana) is a pullet.
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We expected as much from the RIR, his red comb makes it hard to argue with. I'm a little confused about the EE, though. The woman we bought her from was a little confusing, and used both Easter Egger and Ameracauna when describing her, so I've been doing the same. What exactly is the difference?
 
QueenMisha said:
Ameraucanas are a pure breed. They are considered a rare breed and they are expensive. Easter Eggers are a multigenerational Ameraucana hybrid and very frequently missold as pure Ameraucanas.
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Okay, thank you for the explanation, that clears it up for me! So basically they're "mostly Ameracauna, but not quite"
 

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