Ameraucana or EE, pullet or rooster?

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Thanks. If the suspicions are correct I have 3 cockerels and was hoping to re-home ASAP. Guess I'll be waiting a little longer, unless the general consensus is that the top one (and the other two with that much comb) are definitely cockerels and we are just waiting on the pullets to be determined. I guess I could have more than 3 out of 7 cockerels.
 
kychickengal said:
Michael, they are very different looking, but I can understand at this age they could be very hard to determine. What are you basing that opinion on? I would love to know what to look for.
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The first one is showing classic cockerel coloration in an EE with the rust or orange colored feathers that emerge on the shoulders and wings. This is a definite sign of a male, as females will not have that color in those regions. The second one is harder to sex but it appears to me to be developing the longer pointed and curved tail feathers of a male. I hope for your sake I'm wrong about the second bird.
 
Michael OShay said:
The first one is showing classic cockerel coloration in an EE with the rust or orange colored feathers that emerge on the shoulders and wings. This is a definite sign of a male, as females will not have that color in those regions. The second one is harder to sex but it appears to me to be developing the longer pointed and curved tail feathers of a male. I hope for your sake I'm wrong about the second bird.
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Thanks for the info. The three with the cockerel comb have very tiny tails at this point, the four with no obvious comb have the long straight tails like the second one I pictured. I'm hoping they aren't all cockerels.
 
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Thanks guys, they are all from the same group of birds, so I assume they are all EEs. That was what I assumed when I got them. Appreciate the input on the sex, will post more pics in a week or two for better info.
 
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