7.5 week old Ameraucanas

[kurby22]

I have a bad feeling that both of my Ameraucanas are young boys, and wondered if you could help confirm this or if they still seem too young? I've never had a pea comb bird and don't have a lot else to go on as far as traits that indicate boys. They do spar a bit with each other but none of the other chicks, and there are obvious boys they could spar with but they only seem to with each other--so it is confusing me! They are super sweet birds and I love their curious and busy personalities...I just also wanted to be able to keep them and get blue eggs!

Thanks!

 

[JedJackson]

I see no definite signs of cockerels. The second bird has a little pink to its comb, but otherwise they are not looking suspicious to me.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Agree. In my experience, the lighter colored birds tend to have pinker combs early, both males and females.
Pretty birds.

 

[kurby22]

I see no definite signs of cockerels. The second bird has a little pink to its comb, but otherwise they are not looking suspicious to me.

Oh I hope you're right! I think they're really great little birds and I don't want to have to rehome them! They are growing at the same rate and size too, so I am figuring they are probably the same...whatever they are although Fluff's beard feathers are coming in faster than Puff's

 

[kurby22]

Agree. In my experience, the lighter colored birds tend to have pinker combs early, both males and females.
Pretty birds.

Yay!! Thank you, they are super cute little chicks and so chatty! They are the most vocal other than the Brad Pack...which is my Welsummer pullet, Brad (husband named her!!) and 4 bantam cochins. They cheep cheep constantly haha.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Yay!! Thank you, they are super cute little chicks and so chatty! They are the most vocal other than the Brad Pack...which is my Welsummer pullet, Brad (husband named her!!) and 4 bantam cochins. They cheep cheep constantly haha.

In my experience Ameraucanas “trill” more than other breeds. They are very sweet birds.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Love the “Brad” pack!

 

[kurby22]

Love the “Brad” pack!

They're a funny little group! These tiny squaty little cochins that follow Brad everywhere she goes, and sooo much cheeping So I decided to name them Molly, Demi, Ally, and Emilio Hahaha.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

They're a funny little group! These tiny squaty little cochins that follow Brad everywhere she goes, and sooo much cheeping So I decided to name them Molly, Demi, Ally, and Emilio Hahaha.

Breakfast Club anyone? I feel so old.

 

[kurby22]

Breakfast Club anyone? I feel so old.

I know, me too! My kids do not appreciate the humor of it at all haha!