Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[TulsaChick]

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Weird that's it's not crowing. I would say its an iffy & wait a little longer.
The tail feathers look like they are beginning to hook downward.
nd the hackle feathers around the neck look pointed like a rooster I stead of round like finger tips like a hens.
But my late bloomer started crowing around 24 wks.
I would give it more time.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Weird that's it's not crowing. I would say its an iffy & wait a little longer.
The tail feathers look like they are beginning to hook downward.
nd the hackle feathers around the neck look pointed like a rooster I stead of round like finger tips like a hens.
But my late bloomer started crowing around 24 wks.
I would give it more time.

There is no doubt that it is a rooster. Not every rooster is loud and contanstly crowing.

 

[Hinotori]

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Weird that's it's not crowing. I would say its an iffy & wait a little longer.
The tail feathers look like they are beginning to hook downward.
nd the hackle feathers around the neck look pointed like a rooster I stead of round like finger tips like a hens.
But my late bloomer started crowing around 24 wks.
I would give it more time.

I have a wheaten rooster that didn't even try to crow until he was almost 10 months old.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I have a wheaten rooster that didn't even try to crow until he was almost 10 months old.

I have a 13 month old white rock rooster that hasnt crowed.

 

[TulsaChick]

I have a 13 month old white rock rooster that hasnt crowed. 

Awe. That would be nice for us city folk if there was a rooster that didn't crow. It broke my heart to rehome my roosters from buying straight run.

 

[Phage]

Quote: Absolutely no doubt that it is an EE rooster IMO

Male feathering, male color, and the legs look very long and stout.

 

[Angelicisi]

Great pics of all 3 together!

Um, yeah, the red in the wings is one of the signs, in addition to the regular feathering clues. Easter Egger male, no doubt. I got all three of my BBS Ameraucanas in one photo today. Gypsy, the black, is 6 years old now, and Nora, the blue, and Snow, the splash, are 5 1/2, so they all are back together again, having been retired to the same rooster-free coop (other than the two 10 week old cockerels who are temporarily bunking with them, but who are scared featherless of them, lol).

 

[DMRippy]

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Weird that's it's not crowing. I would say its an iffy & wait a little longer.
The tail feathers look like they are beginning to hook downward.
nd the hackle feathers around the neck look pointed like a rooster I stead of round like finger tips like a hens.
But my late bloomer started crowing around 24 wks.
I would give it more time.

the red coloring on the wings is a sure sign it is a roo no doubt about it. pullets can't have that kind of coloring.

 

[Audio51]

I wouldn't mind it being a Roo except we are not allowed to have them in this area. Would be really cool if it turned out to be a non-crowing Roo (yeah...like that is going to happen...). I picked this chick out at the feed store because it was mostly gray and I love blue or gray coloring. Since it is being quiet at this point (and actually seems intimidated by the hens/pullets) I will wait it out until am 100% sure. I had an EE last year that I was convinced was a Roo because of the posture, long legs and general "look" but it turned out to be a hen and only laid plain old light brown eggs. That one did not have the longer feathers in the tail though.....

I also looked at the EE Braggers thread (thanks "CCCCCCCCHICKENS") and do see a number of similar looking birds that are Roos. I am afraid I am setting myself up for disappointment.

Thanks for all the input! I will try to remember to update here when I am sure....

 

[Audio51]

Wow! I would not have expected that! Maybe this one will never crow...... LOL!!!!