Chickens or roosters?

[ashephe2]

Hi everyone,

I'm interested in purchasing these 3 unsexed chickens to live in my backyard. We're not allowed to have roosters in this area so I'm wondering if anyone has any strong suspicion that these are male or female? They are 3 months old.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/latrobe/livestock/australorp-and-araucanas/1158898255

Also, the breed is Araucana crossed with Australorp. Does anyone know if they're likely to lay blue/green eggs, or brown ones?

Thanks!
Anne

 

[Rickba]

At 12 weeks they look like hens to me. Being cross it's hard to say egg color 'til they lay. If I had to take a guess I say brown.

 

[junebuggena]

The Easter Eggers (Araucana crossbreds) will most likely be green layers. I'm seeing two cockerels and maybe one pullet. All are chickens.

 

[sawilliams]

Hi everyone,

I'm interested in purchasing these 3 unsexed chickens to live in my backyard. We're not allowed to have roosters in this area so I'm wondering if anyone has any strong suspicion that these are male or female? They are 3 months old.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/latrobe/livestock/australorp-and-araucanas/1158898255

Also, the breed is Araucana crossed with Australorp. Does anyone know if they're likely to lay blue/green eggs, or brown ones?

Thanks!
Anne

No you wouldn't get blue eggs with a mix like that, you would get a green or olive color. Think brown + blue.

I can't see the pictures well on my phone but i suspect there is at least 1 rooster, the red comb and the tail curl. But given the pictures and the dark color of the chickens its hard to say other wise. Best bert would be to take someone with you that knows chickens, at that age they should be able to tell

 

[Rickba]

If they're looking at the high tail as a rooster tail, the EE's hens have a high tails like that, mine do. It's possible that one cross inherited the EE high tail. The lack of waddles at 12 weeks is telling. Roosters should be growing waddles by now and perhaps starting to crow.

 

[junebuggena]

If they're looking at the high tail as a rooster tail, the EE's hens have a high tails like that, mine do. It's possible that one cross inherited the EE high tail. The lack of waddles at 12 weeks is telling. Roosters should be growing waddles by now and perhaps starting to crow.

Bearded birds don't develop wattles, so you can't judge by that. Those combs are just too red for pullets of that age.

 

[chickendreams24]

Yeah that group is pretty iffy. I also don't see the one they say is pure Australorp. They're all bearded so all mixed.

I'm guessing most likely 3 cockerals. I'm also guessing they know it.

The problem is black birds are so hard to photograph and my phone won't zoom on the pics.

1-2 may be pullets but they all seem boyish to me.

A pullet of that mix would most likely lay green or brown eggs.

 

[ashephe2]

Thanks for the responses everyone, it's been really helpful and I really appreciate your thoughts.

Anne

 

[Rickba]

Everyone's got good points here. Either way you have eggs or soup. What 24 said may be so. They know it and are trying to dish 'em off you. Perhaps you should pass and go on to some hens.