Ameraucana/Easter Egger Gender - Tell me how!

[KsTornado11]

Your Henrietta looks just like MY Henrietta!!!

 

[mirjam]

WOW! I wonder if they come from the same source. Where did your Henrietta come from? Mine is from Mt. Healthy Hatchery. They were sold as "Araucanas". When I read that, I was certain, that they were Easter Eggers and not purebred birds, since the true Araucanas are rumpless and so forth.

Henrietta has been a very friendly bird. She is curious and bold and along with her pal Polly, a barred rock, has been the first to fly out of the brooder to investigate their human servant.

 

[KsTornado11]

Mine are from Cackle Hatchery. I believe all the hatcheries only sell EEs,you can only get a true Araucana or Ameraucana from a breeder. In my experiance,I've had a heck of a time trying to get Ameraucanas that didn't cost an arm & a leg,so I just gave up & stuck w/ the EEs. I love em just the same!!

 

[mirjam]

From all that I have seen (that would be extensive - shall we say obsessive - internet-browsing) I personally prefer the look of Easter Eggers over the Amercauna breed standard. (Ameracana lovers, take no offense. We all know you can't argue over taste, right?)

 

[KsTornado11]

My favorite are Wheaten & Blue Wheatens,but never could get any hens for my gorgeous roos,or could find/afford the eggs or chicks! I love that no 2 EEs are alike,and I really LOVE Cackle's & Estes' EEs,they are always super healthy & so colorful & sweet natured. They alwys have nice muffs & pretty eggs,too!

 

[Suess hens]

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I keep trying to get a decent photo. And I have tried to prepare myself for the little one to be a roo. And I figure I can try to roost close to the roof trick to see if I can keep a "quiet" crow if that is what I do have.

 

[mirjam]

Suess Hens,
I have a similar dilemma. Out of my first flock of 10 "pullets", two turned out to be boys. I will have to rehome at least one and then see if the neighbor starts complaining about the crowing...

 

[americana-chick]

long necks and wide legs dont matter at all. my black sex link hens had large legs and long necks. and so did my EE girl. but they usually have a widder crown/comb and it usually gets ppinker first if they are boys.

 

[americana-chick]

here is a pick of a EE roo and EE girl:
EE hen:

EE roo:

sorry the pic of the EE boy isnt the best but he is in front and sorta in the middle.

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I just saw them too and agree, pullets. My EE roo looked much different by that age.