12 Week Old Ameraucanas - One is crowing and we think it's a roo but we want to be sure.

[BillyDaDad]

Good afternoon all,

We've got 4 of 12 week old Ameraucanas. 2 of them have looked and acted very similarly until about 2 weeks back when Red decided to start crowing.

At this point we're pretty sure Red is a roo and city ordinances say we can't keep a roo. So we're looking for some confirmation so that my kids can feel better about having to get rid of him.

Heyhey is the other chick that we are now unsure of. Red picks on him/her an inordinate amount so we're concerned that maybe it's another roo who just isn't as dominant.

 

[Rancho Sundown]

Can you post pictures

 

[BillyDaDad]

Heyhey is the other chick that we are now unsure of. Red picks on him/her an inordinate amount so we're concerned that maybe it's another roo who just isn't as dominant.

 

[The Happster]

First one is a cockerel for sure.
Second is a pullet.

 

[BillyDaDad]

Rancho Sundown.

I thought I had posted pictures. I was editing the original post because I found another good angle on Red. Can you see them now?

Thanks

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Red is definitely a cockerel, absolutely no doubt in my mind, while Heyhey is a pullet!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Red is absolutely male - pointy hackle and saddle feathers, patchy rust wings, red comb.

 

[Sue Jess]

Rooster for sure. Look at the long tail feathers laying over the body.

 

[BillyDaDad]

Thank you all for the assessment. We were pretty sure at this point. He's actually come into what I suspect may be his full voice in the last few days. His volume has increased to between 2 and 3 times what it was 5 days ago.

Now for the harder question. What do I do with this rooster that I'm not allowed to keep because I'm in the city limits? Are any of you in the Davis County, UT area, live where you're allowed to have them, and have room to take an Americauna Roo?