Ameraucana 15 weeks old roo or pullet?

[abbylauren]

Is this a roo or pullet? Was sold to me as a pullet, but I’ve had my doubts. 15-16 weeks old, no crowing.

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Hen usually Roos have little spurs or bigger and shinyer feathers

 

[BantyChooks]

Pullet.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!
That is pullet... and actually an Ameraucana!

Even females get spur bumps on their legs and can grow spurs and crow, though it isn't common. But they all have bumps of some sort.

She doesn't have any saddle/sickle feathers and she isn't red at all. With my experience, I wouldn't be worried AT ALL about that being a cockerel.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

She's a pullet!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

She's beautiful!! Don't worry about the green sheen, it means nothing. Girls and boys can have it. My Black Jersey Giant has a gorgeous sheen. Depending on what direction the sun is coming from, she can appear purple, or green.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

She's beautiful!! Don't worry about the green sheen, it means nothing. Girls and boys can have it. My Black Jersey Giant has a gorgeous sheen. Depending on what direction the sun is coming from, she can appear purple, or green.

Almost ALL of my black beauties (except my Silkies) have the green/purple sheen! It's part of what makes black birds pretty. I breed French Black Copper Marans and the standard says with or without is acceptable. But since I like it, I will only be keeping girls WITH it in my breeding stock.

 

[JedJackson]

Almost ALL of my black beauties (except my Silkies) have the green/purple sheen! It's part of what makes black birds pretty. I breed French Black Copper Marans and the standard says with or without is acceptable. But since I like it, I will only be keeping girls WITH it in my breeding stock.

I'm surprised the standard says that. Black birds with red in the neck feathers often have the brightest sheen of all and it's beautiful.

 

[junebuggena]

Pullet. Broad, rounded feathers on the back.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I'm surprised the standard says that. Black birds with red in the neck feathers often have the brightest sheen of all and it's beautiful.

Yes, this is the site and info I have been going by.
http://www.themaransclub.co.uk/french-standard-marans/4542061234
The BROWN-RED VARIETY

(Also called Black Copper-neck, Black Copper, Copper Black & Red Birchen)

Cock : Black-breasted red, with parsimonious red spotting on the breast. Having a black wing triangle. The red markings are not to be yellow or mahogany.

Copper coloured lancets in the neck hackle & the back. Deep red shoulders.

Hen : Black with red hackle markings but without the typical Birchen breast lacing. Very slight red breast marking is acceptable. Green sheen is not required.