Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Hangtown Farms]

I use that term sometimes with project birds. My fellow Ameraucana breeders don't want to accept some project colors and now EE breeders don't want them.  

Nice lol

 

[DarleneE]

well, she is beautiful.  I really enjoy the buffy colors.

Thank you SO much!!

 

[americaca jtl]

These are my blues, ill try to get better Picts of the wings with white feathers

 

[americaca jtl]

These are my EE girls the dark one lays a pink egg the other 2 lay a shade of green/blue

 

[DarleneE]

WOW they're beautiful! How AWESOME.. pink eggs!! You're lucky!! Hope mine lays some cool color eggs when she starts laying!!

 

[CibolaChooks]

Yes, both male and females wheatens will look like that.

thats what i was thinking. If the color coming in around these black highlights is tan then their females right. And if they get more black in then their males. All in all by 3 to 4 weeks i can tell for sure right.

 

[CibolaChooks]

These are my blues, ill try to get better Picts of the wings with white feathers

white wing tips is natural on blues and blacks. Its not a tell for anything other than correct coloration those white tips will disappear

 

[americaca jtl]

Yea, I also got duped by the feed store "ameraucana" chicks, but I wouldn't trade them for anything

 

[samouw]

thats what i was thinking. If the color coming in around these black highlights is tan then their females right. And if they get more black in then their males. All in all by 3 to 4 weeks i can tell for sure right.

I think closer to 6-8 weeks and even then it could be iffy with wheatens. LOL

 

[Angelicisi]

Here's 4 of my wheatens as they were growing. 2 boys 2 girls. The sex was fairly quick to determine after a few weeks. Once the feathers around neck and chest started filling in it was super easy I love wheatens. Darker feathers around neck and chest were good boy clues, big old feet compared to their hatchmates was a good clue for boys too. All my girls stayed sorta light in color over all except wingtips and tail on the wheaten pullets. A higher center comb ridge (of the 3 ridges on pea comb) point towards girls and the girls lacked the dark feathers around the neck. I got red combs after a few more weeks on the boys too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-wheatan-ameraucana-chicks/0_50#post_12063689

What do you guys think pullet or cockerel 4 week old wheaten bantam