I've seen several discussions on sexing young Ameraucanas by their comb ("females only have one row of peas and males have three"), so I thought I'd share these pictures. A pea comb, by definition, is three rows of peas, so even if the females are less obvious, they should also have three rows of peas.
This is a young (about 11-12 weeks) wheaten pullet. Of course, sexing wheatens is easy once they get full feathers because of the differences in males and females. But I'd like to show you her comb. Look closely and you can see three rows of peas, which is what a pea comb should be, regardless of gender.
This is a young (about 11-12 weeks) wheaten pullet. Of course, sexing wheatens is easy once they get full feathers because of the differences in males and females. But I'd like to show you her comb. Look closely and you can see three rows of peas, which is what a pea comb should be, regardless of gender.