Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[magaha8]

I'm in Maryland if shipping isn't needed

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I just got 2 blue wheaten ameracaunas, they are almost 5 weeks old. Did I grab 2 pullets or a pullet and a cockerel? I was just looking at their combs and didn't realize the feather color gets darker in males

REALLY don't want to drive back an hour and a half!

 

[chickee]

I just got 2 blue wheaten ameracaunas, they are almost 5 weeks old. Did I grab 2 pullets or a pullet and a cockerel? I was just looking at their combs and didn't realize the feather color gets darker in males

REALLY don't want to drive back an hour and a half!

Hmmm, the one on the right in your picture is a cockerel and the one on the left almost looks like a splash wheaten cockerel. Better let the experts call the sex on the light colored one

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Hmmm, the one on the right in your picture is a cockerel and the one on the left almost looks like a splash wheaten cockerel. Better let the experts call the sex on the light colored one

would comb pictures help at all or does it not matter at this age? here's a better picture of the light one

 

[chickee]

Sometimes by this age you can tell by the combs. Compare the comb on the light one to the darker chick. Roosters get 3 rows of peas and the pullets a single row.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Sometimes by this age you can tell by the combs. Compare the comb on the light one to the darker chick. Roosters get 3 rows of peas and the pullets a single row.

huh? Do you have a picture?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Well that's weird? The splash whtean has a maleish comb, but the little blue wheaten "cockerel" has a feminine looking comb to me?

 

[chickee]

huh? Do you have a picture?

Sorry, I don't have chick pictures with close ups of combs for the different sexes. The raised bumps are called peas. They are in rows side by side. Single row for pullets, 3 rows for cockerels. It is easier to tell the roosters by a pink comb at this age. The pullet's combs will look flat and tan.

 

[chickee]

Well that's weird? The splash whtean has a maleish comb, but the little blue wheaten "cockerel" has a feminine looking comb to me?

Yep, looks like rooster combs.

 

[chickee]

Yep, looks like rooster combs.

I did find a picture of one of my pullets. See how narrow her comb is? And how much wider and bumpy looking yours are?