Can you help guess the sex?

[SeaChicken]

I am very new to chicken-keeping and wondering if anyone wants to venture a guess on the gender of these two Lavender Ameraucanas! They would be about 8 and 9 weeks according to the source where I got them...THANKS so much for any help - I really appreciate it!
BTW, the smaller one has almost no feathers on the back end - I read somewhere that could be a male clue...
SEE HorseFeatherz BELOW FOR MY PHOTOS!
Thanks!

 

[mossfamilyfarm]

I think they block new users from posting pictures at first... I think there was a problem with spam...

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I have sent you an email, and would be happy to post the pictures for you.

SeaChicken – I think you have EEs not pure Ameraucanas – and I think this in part because both of your boys (sorry, yeah with combs that red I would be putting them in my cockerel grow-out pen) have a straight single comb . An Ameraucana should have a nice tight pea comb.

But I could be wrong, let see what the others think.

Penelope

Penelope and Emma

 

[SeaChicken]

I got them from a breeder who didn't want them because of the straight comb - I don't care about that - I just want blue eggs and liked their feather color and personality - BUT I won't get blue eggs with roos!! The breeder told me that if they were both male, she would give me a pullet that had been sexed..so...
THANKS so very much for your help!
Robin

 

[donrae]

At that age, roos

 

[ChickenWisperer]

They are definitely NOT pure ameraucanas. Pea combs are dominant and shouldn't crop up in a *pure* ameraucana breeding program.

And they're both roos

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm sorry, but you got swindled. Those are not pure ameraucana's, and they likely won't lay blue eggs. The blue egg gene is closely tied to the pea comb. You have a very minute chance of getting blue (there are very few exceptions), but most likely, they will lay brown eggs.

 

[donrae]

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Good catch, I'd forgot all about that! Someone has a poor breeding program

 

[SeaChicken]

Well that's my lesson from Craigslist, I guess. I really appreciate all your input - We got 12 (stated) pullets from our local feed store (Hawthorne Country Store) three weeks ago and there is one SL Wyandotte with a suspiciously prominent and pink comb area, but otherwise I'm hopeful. The "Lavenders" are still being kept separately at his point. Who knows what will be their fate? I see how people get hooked on breeding, though.
Here's pix of our chix when we brought them home:
http://www.harmonyorganicgardens.com/Harmony_Organic_Gardens/Hot_New_Chicks.html
Thanks again, everyone!

 

[SeaChicken]

Wanted to update you all on the gender situation - "Penelope" is now crowing in the morning and my husband is sharpening something in the garage. The lady I bought them from gave me another PULLET (God willing) to make up for the fact that definitely Penelope and probably Emma are mis-named.

I will try to post a pic of her. So far, she seems to have the right comb AND gender!

I made the mistake of concocting a home-made treat for them and they are now acting like attack dogs

when I go out to their coop. Oats, sunflower seeds and flax - I hope it's good for them!!!
Nobody told me the hazard of wearing flip-flops around chickens that are expecting treats

That's MY TOE!!