Any guesses on gender?

[hh237]

Here is a somewhat full body pic

 

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

It has male specific feathering. Also, it’s likey not a pure AM.

Who cares if it’s not a PURE americauna? I just listened to a podcast on the history of easter eggers and Aracauna and Americauna so I know there are differences and “male specific” feathering wasn’t one of them. HH237 - please keep us posted. I’m very interested to know what that americauna (easter egger) turns out to be.

 

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

Here is a somewhat full body pic

That’s a hen! I’d bet money on it

 

[Kiki]

Who cares if it’s not a PURE americauna? I just listened to a podcast on the history of easter eggers and Aracauna and Americauna so I know there are differences and “male specific” feathering wasn’t one of them. HH237 - please keep us posted. I’m very interested to know what that americauna (easter egger) turns out to be.

You are not spelling the breed name correctly. That alone makes it obvious you may not know exactly what you are talking about.

 

[cherrynberry]

Who cares if it’s not a PURE americauna? I just listened to a podcast on the history of easter eggers and Aracauna and Americauna so I know there are differences and “male specific” feathering wasn’t one of them. HH237 - please keep us posted. I’m very interested to know what that americauna (easter egger) turns out to be.

And that’s what you got from the podcast? EEs and AMs are not the same, no matter how many podcasts you listen to.

Male specific feathering. Let me talk about it a little. Here’s a cockerel with male specific feathering coming in.

Here’s him grown.

Here are pullets who don’t have the male-specific feathering. Notice the rounded feathers.

Here’s another male example. It can be harder to spot on solid colored birds or birds that carry barring/frizzle/cuckoo

This is what we call “female specific pattern”

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Who cares if it’s not a PURE americauna? I just listened to a podcast on the history of easter eggers and Aracauna and Americauna so I know there are differences and “male specific” feathering wasn’t one of them. HH237 - please keep us posted. I’m very interested to know what that americauna (easter egger) turns out to be.

Well, if they were told it was a pure Ameraucana, they might have bought it for that reason alone. They might not want mutts. Male specific feathering is the shape, as well as certain color patterns that females will never show

 

[LittleMamaBigPapa]

You are not spelling the breed name correctly. That alone makes it obvious you may not know exactly what you are talking about.

No it means I don’t care enough to change siri’s autocorrect. You’re hilarious though.

 

[Kiki]

No it means I don’t care enough to change siri’s autocorrect. You’re hilarious though.

I understand typos but I also understand that it is difficult for some people to take advice from someone who is too lazy to correct a misspelled word.

I'm just saying if you want people to take you seriously or to think that you know what you're talking about then you should take the time to make sure the words you're putting on the screen are correct.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Who cares if it’s not a PURE americauna? I just listened to a podcast on the history of easter eggers and Aracauna and Americauna so I know there are differences and “male specific” feathering wasn’t one of them. HH237 - please keep us posted. I’m very interested to know what that americauna (easter egger) turns out to be.

Plenty of people care if they actually have a purebred bird instead of a mutt. Or just would like to know.
I wouldn’t get all your “facts” from podcasts my friend.
And male-specific feathering is something any experienced chicken keeper should know about. Considering you’ve been a member for thirteen years, I’m shocked that you think they were talking about “breed differences” when they identified it as a rooster via the male-specific feathering. Which, in fact, it is a rooster - something I am also surprised you missed.

 

[hh237]

It’s feathers are rounded around it’s neck. In the picture they do look pointy, but I believe it’s the coloring. Fingers crossed it’s a hen!