Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[DevilsDenHen]

Question. These are my two wheaten Ameraucana chicks. They are 3.5 weeks old. Are they both boys? Is there really no chance that they'll get lighter and, well, wheaty? Please help me assess. Thanks.

Yup those be roo roos.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Question. These are my two wheaten Ameraucana chicks. They are 3.5 weeks old. Are they both boys? Is there really no chance that they'll get lighter and, well, wheaty? Please help me assess. Thanks.

Sorry... gotta agree with DevilsDenHen, cute little roo roos though...

 

[tao chick]

Sorry... gotta agree with DevilsDenHen, cute little roo roos though...

Thanks. I just needed confirmation. The one I'm holding is one of the friendliest chicks I've ever had, so I'm going to keep him.

 

[HorseChick21]

I have a question : at what age do Roos start to mount the hens? I have a overwhelming amount of roosters, and right now they haven't touched the hens at all. They're all together and getting along fine since they've been raised together. Just wondering when I need to remove the extra roosters from the hen house.


Out of my only two lavender hens one has a single comb :/ *sigh* oh and seems like 11 of 21 chicks are roosters... Already have one sold for $10 though lol local and state fair here we come! Cause showing for most of them will be their only use if I can't sell them... Good thing I have a big "bachelor pad" set up and waiting lol

 

[MrsBachbach]

How old is the bird? What makes you think it is a male? From this shot I can't tell. Do you have any side pics? Close up side pics? And close up comb pics? I can't see any yellow toes from the pic.

 

[MrsBachbach]

Question. These are my two wheaten Ameraucana chicks. They are 3.5 weeks old. Are they both boys? Is there really no chance that they'll get lighter and, well, wheaty? Please help me assess. Thanks.

Both are males. What do you mean get more "wheaty"? Males go through many feather color changes as they grow (as do females to some extent). You have to wait until they are almost full grown before making a determination on their wheaten color.

 

[tao chick]

Both are males.  What do you mean get more "wheaty"?  Males go through many feather color changes as they grow (as do females to some extent).  You have to wait until they are almost full grown before making a determination on their wheaten color.

I was trying to think of a way to describe the color changing to look like they could be females. I've been guessing for a long time now that they were both males. These are my first Ameraucanas, so I wasn't sure how their color changed over time. I appreciate the confirmation of what I was guessing.

 

[chickee]

I was trying to think of a way to describe the color changing to look like they could be females. I've been guessing for a long time now that they were both males. These are my first Ameraucanas, so I wasn't sure how their color changed over time. I appreciate the confirmation of what I was guessing.

Awww, wishful thinking.

Those dark patchwork feathers always mean males. Wheaten/blue wheaten pullets are always solid cream/gold at the back of the neck and shoulders when their feathers start coming in.

These are blue wheatens, but still you can see the difference in the pullets vs cockerels~

Cockerel~


Pullet~

 

[tao chick]

Awww, wishful thinking. Those dark patchwork feathers always mean males. Wheaten/blue wheaten pullets are always solid cream/gold at the back of the neck and shoulders when their feathers start coming in. These are blue wheatens, but still you can see the difference in the pullets vs cockerels~ Cockerel~ Pullet~

I'm learning so much! Thank you!

 

[SeattleSelkie]

Tao Chick, at least one of your little roos appears to be a wheaten. Here are a few pics of one of mine at various ages along the way.....they really change plumage as they grow and take awhile to do it.


three weeks


Five weeks



Three months