Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Chickens4lifee]

So I put my breeding pen together 2 hens and a young 5 month old cock clock and a bantam roo around 1 just because the boys get along. And I checked an egg today and it was furtil. Would my bantam roo be able to do that ( I hope not) or is my standerds 5 month little boy doing it? I really hope he is I plan to hatch some eggs.

 

[Ravynscroft]

So I put my breeding pen together 2 hens and a young 5 month old cock clock and a bantam roo around 1 just because the boys get along. And I checked an egg today and it was furtil. Would my bantam roo be able to do that ( I hope not) or is my standerds 5 month little boy doing it? I really hope he is I plan to hatch some eggs.

Bantam males can fertilize large fowl hens quite well... I would not bank on it being from the other cockerel...

 

[Chickens4lifee]

Bantam males can fertilize large fowl hens quite well... I would not bank on it being from the other cockerel...

Right after I posted this I saw him do his busniss lol so he awncered answered my question but thx for the awncer I will update tommorw when I check the fertility of the eggs plan to hatch a few soon.

 

[Chicken5555]

So, I have this adorable Blue Ameraucana from Kara Ferri's lines. I have been back and forth on this one's gender for the last few weeks now. Some features make me think cockerel while other features make me think pullet. Can you tell me if it's a pullet or a cockerel, please.

17 weeks

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[Ravynscroft]

So, I have this adorable Blue Ameraucana from Kara Ferri's lines. I have been back and forth on this one's gender for the last few weeks now. Some features make me think cockerel while other features make me think pullet. Can you tell me if it's a pullet or a cockerel, please. 17 weeks

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Cockerel, definitely... that's a saddle feather right next to your thumb...

 

[Chicken5555]

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Oh, thank goodness I'm not the only person who sees that. I posted these exact same pictures on a facebook page and everyone said "hen" or "pullet" except for one person. I knew people here on an Ameraucana specific page would know. Thank you!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Oh, thank goodness I'm not the only person who sees that. I posted these exact same pictures on a facebook page and everyone said "hen" or "pullet" except for one person. I knew people here on an Ameraucana specific page would know. Thank you!

No problem! The coloring says cockerel too, dark cape and all... but those are definite saddle feathers, lol...

 

[bruceha2000]

17 weeks and not crowing yet? Doesn't that usually happen much earlier?

 

[Chicken5555]

17 weeks and not crowing yet? Doesn't that usually happen much earlier?

Come to think of it, this ones brothers haven't made an attempt to crow and they are obvious males.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Come to think of it, this ones brothers haven't made an attempt to crow and they are obvious males.

I have a cockerel that just turned 22 weeks... only just started crowing this last week... some start earlier, some later...