Araucana chick..girl or boy? *update 2/2* more pics

[havi]

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I used a broody hen for incubation. Im not 100% sure on the eggs when they were shipped to me though. Im not trying to bad mouth anybody, so please dont take it that way. When I recieved the eggs and candled them that night I noticed there were a lot of tiny little spots all over them. Im guessing bacteria spots? Im not sure what causes that, so Im not sure if it was something with the eggs before I recieved them. Or if it could have been something I done.

But nonetheless I love my little guy. I still need to give him a name.. Quick question though, seeing as how I will more than likely keep him. I have two BOs, two EEs and a RIR hen. Im assuming their offspring will be considered easter eggers right?

 

[Azulegg]

If it is a cockeral you will see hackle feathers develop (pointy feathers on neck and over rump). Take a look at my araucana cockeral notice the very pointy feathers he didn't develop until he turned 12 weeks of age (we were hoping he was going to be a she).

 

[WestKnollAmy]

My Araucana roos have much, much larger combs than that at 4 weeks old. We have always accurately been able to tell with our 3 flocks what has hatched out so I can separate them after hatching. All our roos have large combs and our pullets have much smaller if non existent combs to begin with. Granted, we mostly hatch out roos!
And by the time our roos are 10 weeks old, they know what hens are for and they are crowing like mad. I often put them in with a few Cochin hens to teach them respect for the ladies at a young age. Can't leave them there for long but a day or 2 and the boys learn how to make nice with a hen.

I say you have a pullet.
Please let us know if it crows or lays an egg.

 

[hinkjc]

Nadine, do you have pure araucana (tufted/rumpless type)? The true araucana should not have big combs at all, although it does still creep up sometimes.

I have araucana chicks now in age ranges from 1-8 weeks. The girls have nothing for combs (no size, no red and pretty much no bumps). I'll see if I could snap a pic later to show for comparison.