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8/11/12 at 9:09am

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I have 8 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucana. I thought I had 3 roos and 5 pullets, but now am questioning as I look at their feathers. Can anyone tell better than I can? Some are 7-8 weeks and the others are 9-10 weeks old.

I thought this one was a pullet and now am questioning since I see slightly pointy feathers.

The next 2 pics are the same bird. Girl or boy?

I always thought this was a roo due to coloring, but there aren't any pointy feathers...

I'm pretty sure pullet.

Again, roo due to coloring?

It seems my roos don't have pointy feathers, but the ones I thought were pullets do. Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive in my view of them?

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8/11/12 at 9:39am

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The last two I think you got right,

I like to look at the comb, if it's started growing and going red i would say roo but if it's still small and creamy then pullet.

Also if you go into the coop and make a noise then most of the time the pullets will be scared but the roos will ignore it,

well thats what always happeneds with mine:))) xxx

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8/11/12 at 1:06pm

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1- pullet

2- pullet

3- pullet

4- cockerel

5- pullet

6- cockerel

All are Blue Wheatens

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8/11/12 at 3:56pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Peeka52

1- pullet

2- pullet

3- pullet

4- cockerel

5- pullet

6- cockerel

All are Blue Wheatens

X 2

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8/11/12 at 5:44pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by YoungHen

The last two I think you got right,

I like to look at the comb, if it's started growing and going red i would say roo but if it's still small and creamy then pullet.

Also if you go into the coop and make a noise then most of the time the pullets will be scared but the roos will ignore it,

well thats what always happeneds with mine:))) xxx

Georgie:D

That's a great idea about running or ignoring. I have one pullet who is especially curious, the rest just kind of run away.

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8/11/12 at 5:44pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Peeka52

1- pullet

2- pullet

3- pullet

4- cockerel

5- pullet

6- cockerel

All are Blue Wheatens

That's what I wanted to hear! Thank you so much. And, thanks for the color identification, I forgot to ask that in the body of my post.

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8/20/12 at 1:10pm

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The saddle feathers might be coming in under the juvenile back feathers but won't be prominent at this age. You can sex them by color at this age though and I think you were right on with your guesses based on color. So, I'm going with what was said above - pullet, pullet, pullet, cockerel, pullet, cockerel.

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1/13/13 at 6:43pm

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i have an americauna rooster and a hen! ithink that is a hen i am 99% sure

here is a pic of my rooster as a chick!

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1/13/13 at 6:47pm