Araucana thread anyone?

[Stacykins]

I forget, who was it that was looking for either tufted and rumpless roos or pullets? Anyone remember?

'cause I think I may have an extra double tufted, rumpless cockerel. Time will tell, though I am pretty sure, but the chick is turning five weeks old this coming Friday. He is black and hatched from an egg from Chicken Scratch Poultry. Another hatchmate I'm not sure of the sex, could be a roo, could be a pullet. But the comb seems less intense. And the black chick I think is a roo has HUGE burly roo legs. Though even if someone is interested in him, I've never shipped a bird before. And he's too young right now, too, right?

Anyway, pictures of the duo! Both are rumpless and tufted. Black chick first. What do you think the sexes are?

Next is the other chick, very pretty. I do hope this one is a pullet since I already have a pair of 'keeper' roos, but if this one is a boy, will be a keeper too I think!

 

[ndoles]

I think that was me...

And I do think the first one is a roo..not sure about the other, but would guess it's a pullet..


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[Stacykins]

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If you do want the black cockerel, I just gotta figure out how to ship!

 

[ndoles]

Can you pm me with details (price)?

 

[dkcrumly]

If I post photos of my 5 week old bantam Araucana's could someone help me sex them? Or, tell me what to look for?

 

[Illia]

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I'll help sex 'em!

I love sexing Araucanas and Easter Eggers. . . .

 

[dkcrumly]

Thank you so much for any help you can give me in sexing these chicks!

They are all 5 weeks old and I was told they were bantam Araucana's

1st chick
upright tail

2nd chick
largest one - almost twice the size of the others

3rd chick
small tail

4th chick - is this considered duckwing? if so what color?
This chick is the only one that is rumpless

5th chick - is this duckwing? if so what color?

Thanks for any help you can give me...if you need more photos of them let me know!

 

[Illia]

The duckwing is a boy, the rest it is hard to say but NICE TUFTS on that last one!

I don't sex by closeups of the face, sorry. I need a full body shot like what you did with the duckwing.

 

[Stacykins]

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Illia, what do you think the two chicks I posted are? Both roos?

 

[Illia]

Chick A is a likely boy.

Chick B is a beautiful Silver Duckwing girl!