Buff Ameraucana - roo or no?

[Lucy4]

Seems like cockerel is the general consensus. Oh man... My kid is going to be bummed. I've never had a chicken that just cuddles up on your lap like that. Not allowed to have a rooster though. What a bummer.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Seems like cockerel is the general consensus. Oh man... My kid is going to be bummed. I've never had a chicken that just cuddles up on your lap like that. Not allowed to have a rooster though. What a bummer.

If it makes you feel any better--the super friendly cockerels are often the ones that become aggressive at sexual maturity. The "sweet" (but actually pretty aggressive) behavior as a cockerel translates into the rooster not having any respect for humans and treating them like hens. I would personally not want a cockerel that wanted to be picked up and petted.

 

[Kev]

If it makes you feel any better--the super friendly cockerels are often the ones that become aggressive at sexual maturity. The "sweet" (but actually pretty aggressive) behavior as a cockerel translates into the rooster not having any respect for humans and treating them like hens. I would personally not want a cockerel that wanted to be picked up and petted.

That's a pretty good way of wording it about roosters like that.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Cockerel, but not an Ameraucana. That's an Easter Egger.

 

[Lucy4]

Cockerel, but not an Ameraucana. That's an Easter Egger.

Really? I don't much about this, can you tell me how you know? Thanks!
(I do know my friend bought him from a prominent breeder, and definitely paid for an ameraucana. She's going to be ******.)

 

[CowGrrrl]

True Ameraucanas do not have willow legs, like I think this chicken does. Can you get a better picture of the legs? Thanks!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

True Ameraucanas do not have willow legs, like I think this chicken does. Can you get a better picture of the legs? Thanks!

The legs look slate to me in the pic, but another picture would help. It could just be the lighting.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Huh, I see willow legs but you may be right, it could just be the lighting.

 

[CowGrrrl]

And this may not be anything, but I was looking at this website ---------------> http://www.ameraucana.org/scrapbook.html

This is a picture of a Buff Ameraucana. Check it out ----------------> http://www.ameraucana.org/scrapbook_files/lfbufff.jpg
The plumage looks to be lighter on this bird than the OP's bird, and also it has a white beard as opposed to the white beard of the chicken pictured on the link above.
Yes, I know plumage color can vary from dark to light and the coloring of the OP's bird could just be the lighting, but what about the beard?

 

[dandrews1971]

looks rather pullety to me. the comb is kind of red loking tho0ugh. Is it really that red , or a play of light?
Any crowing? Do you see saddle feathers (thin pointy feathers just above the base of the tail) ?