Ameraucana or EE, and gender??

[Nyxchick]

Hi,
I tried to get all the recommended pictures but these two would NOT stand still.
I was told I had Ameraucana eggs but reading these forums it seems like a lot of people get EEs that way.
Curious what you all think.
Also curious about gender. Is it too early to tell? They are 8 weeks old.

This is Irene


Side view of Irene


This is Susan


All that red on her head makes me nervous, hoping this isn't A Boy Named Sue

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Those are Ameraucana, the first looks to be a pullet and that second one is suspicious, it does look rooster like.

 

[Nyxchick]

Well that part is good, if they are Ameraucana chickens do you think it would make it easier to find a new home for Susan if it comes to that? Beautiful bird. When the sun hits the black feathers they have an irridescent shine to them, just gorgeous.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It can depend on where you live, the rooster market gets saturated this time of year, the funny thing is I was thinking about ordering a Ameraucana rooster next year. They can be tricky to sex them early so I'm just guessing, hopefully it ends up a hen.

 

[drumstick diva]

I can see small red spots poking through Susan's feathers near the wings. If more develop I would think she is a Sam.


So far Irene is looking purely feminine

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I can see small  red spots poking through Susan's feathers near the wings.   If more develop I would think she is  a  Sam.


So far Irene is looking purely feminine

you are very observant, I didn't even see those.

 

[Nyxchick]

Yes, the red spots are becoming more pronounced.
Not a good sign for Susan, eh?

 

[donrae]

Yes, the red spots are becoming more pronounced.
Not a good sign for Susan, eh?

Nope. I've started calling them the red patches of death

. Had some blue Ameraucana/dark Cornish mixes that were very slow to tell gender, but those red patches sealed their fates.

 

[Nyxchick]

Here's a picture I took yesterday. Lots more red showing.


Another curious question for the Ameraucana experts here. I thought black Ameraucana roosters were all black. At least the photos I've googled up online. Where do the red spots come from?

 

[suliah]

get a good shot of the comb on Sue... Pea combs are really obvious about gender once you know what to look for. I can tell mine by about 8 weeks usually. 1 row of peas VS 3 rows. Wider (3 rows) is a cockerel, 1 row is a hen.