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Is this a pullet or cockerel?

post #1 of 11
4/16/11 at 1:36pm
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I have 22 "Ameracaunas" from the TSC straight run bin and I'm trying to figure out which are hens and which are roos.  The only one that looks "rooish" to me is this one.  What do you think?  I can't believe my luck would be so good to only get one roo, but the others really look like hens to me. 

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post #2 of 11
4/16/11 at 1:38pm

Looks like a roo to me.  I see pointy saddle feathers.

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post #3 of 11
4/16/11 at 1:40pm

How old?

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post #4 of 11
4/16/11 at 4:57pm
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How old?


Going on 7 wks now.  I have read about pointy saddle feathers and even looked at the diagram in the learning center to see where the saddle feathers are, but I'm still not sure where I should be looking.  If you look at the first picture, his head and neck feathers that are darker grey come to a point in the middle of his back.  Then about and inch or so further down his back the "V" of his darker grey tail feathers start.  I see what look like pointy feathers at the top of the "V", are those the saddle feathers?


Edited by Chickmate - 4/16/11 at 5:03pm

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post #5 of 11
4/16/11 at 5:29pm

Do you have close-ups of the saddle feathers and comb? The color looks female to me, but the comb looks iffy.

The saddle feathers are right in front of the base of the tail, and directly behind the tips of the wings...
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post #6 of 11
4/16/11 at 7:47pm

I was thinking pullet until I saw the comb straight on. It looks like there are three rows of bumps in the comb. If that's so, it's a roo.

It's very pretty. I've never seen one colored like that.

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post #7 of 11
4/16/11 at 7:51pm

It looks like a pullet to me, because of the comb.

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post #8 of 11
4/16/11 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by ChickenWisperer 

Do you have close-ups of the saddle feathers and comb? The color looks female to me, but the comb looks iffy.

The saddle feathers are right in front of the base of the tail, and directly behind the tips of the wings...
Hope this helps This is a picture of 1 year old EE cock.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/12583_feather_placement_copy.jpg


Wow, thanks ChickenWisperer!  That picture really helps.  I'll go out tomorrow and get some closeups of the comb and saddle feathers.  Thanks everyone for the input!  thumbsup

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post #9 of 11
4/16/11 at 8:29pm

My EE hen had feathers that looked kind of like saddle feathers when she was young, so don't freak out if you see some that look pointy at this age, give this little one some time to age some since EEs seem to be harder to sex.  Cute chick!  Sure hope that's spaghetti noodles on the ground!  wink

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post #10 of 11
4/16/11 at 8:30pm

@Chickmate, that's a beautiful bird.  Can you take pics of another one or two  next to this one?

I see one or two pointed saddle feathers.

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