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I'm a girl, right?

Poll Results: Bernice or Bernard?

Poll expired: Feb 26, 2012  
  • 5% (2)
    Bernice
  • 94% (32)
    Bernard
34 Total Votes  
post #1 of 18
2/12/12 at 3:54pm
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I think my Ameracauna is a girl ... no crowing yet, and she looks hennish. But those iridescent tail and wing feathers, and the plumage that looks suspiciously like hackles and saddle feathers ... and the upright stance ... what do you guys think? Bernice or Bernard?

 

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post #2 of 18
2/12/12 at 3:55pm

Looks like a girl to me. How old?

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post #3 of 18
2/12/12 at 3:57pm

Hens can have iridecent feather to so she/him could still be a girl.Check the axel feather,if it long you got a cock,if its short you got a hen.

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post #4 of 18
2/12/12 at 3:58pm

I vote roo. The red on his sides say roo to me. Also I am pretty sure I am seeing some saddle feathers back there. But don't put him in the pot because of what I say...I am not 100% sure.

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post #5 of 18
2/12/12 at 3:59pm

220% cockerel. it has pointed hackle feathers, plus the deep dark red on the wings like that is a cockerel only thing. the irradcent green on the tail any black chicken will have.

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post #6 of 18
2/12/12 at 4:06pm

That's definitely a cockerel 

 

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post #7 of 18
2/12/12 at 4:11pm

absolutely a rooster, no doubt

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post #8 of 18
2/12/12 at 4:15pm

Definitely a Bernard. Pointed saddle and hackle feathers, dark red on his shoulders. Absolutely a cockerel.

 

And he's an Easter Egger, not an Ameraucana. If it doesn't fit the breed standard, it's not an Ameraucana.

~Heather

 

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~Heather

 

"Music is what makes me dream... It's what makes me desire something..."

 

~Her Passion for Poultry~    ~Larksong Photography~

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post #9 of 18
2/12/12 at 4:30pm
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Wah! :(   Will I ever hatch a blue/green egg layer?  This bird is 3 1/2 months old. Thanks, everyone.

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post #10 of 18
2/13/12 at 7:14am

Most definitely Bernard.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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