Crevecoeur gender

[bigz1983]

We bought 4 purebred Amerucana chicks from a breeder 9 weeks ago.
We noticed one them had funny head feathers.
So I contacted the breeder and she said she accidentally gave us one crevecoeur chick.
We have never had a crevecoeur.
I read they lay white eggs and are similar to the crested polish breed but slightly bigger.
Were trying to figure out if it's a rooster or hen 9 weeks old..
I posted some pics what do you think?

 

[BuckeyeAmy69]

I would sell it. This breed is on the Livestock Conservancy list as "Critical". Definitely try to find someone who has them already and see if they'd like a young cockerel.

 

[bigz1983]

Ok now I know it's a male I'm not sure what to do with it.
The breeder I bought it from sold it me accidently I asked for all purebred Amerucanas.
She sells straight run Crevecoeur chicks for $8
Is it worth any money being a rare breed?
Should I just butcher it?

 

[The Happster]

I'd try and sell it.
At least give it a try.
It just seems wrong butchering a chicken with a cool hairstyle....
Rofl.
I should think someone might be interested.

 

[HannahKline14]

Ok now I know it's a male I'm not sure what to do with it.
The breeder I bought it from sold it me accidently I asked for all purebred Amerucanas.
She sells straight run Crevecoeur chicks for $8
Is it worth any money being a rare breed?
Should I just butcher it?

You could also try to rehome it. Were the Americans straight run as well or we're the sold as sexed pullets?

 

[bigz1983]

You could also try to rehome it. Were the Americans straight run as well or we're the sold as sexed pullets?

Straight run.
We bought 4 purebred Amerucanas from her.
One died at a week old.
One was a cockerel.
One was a pullet.
And well one ended up being a crevecoeur cockerel.
So yeah not a great experience.

 

[bigz1983]

That's frustrating.
Are the remaining Ameraucanas actually Ameraucanas, or Easter Eggers?
Do you have photos of them?
What pattern and colour variety are they, if pure?

They are real Amerucanas(not EE)
The cockerel is blue and the pullet is black

 

[The Happster]

Well that's good.
People are sold EE too many times when they ask for Ameraucana.
They're pretty. That's going to be a handsome young cockerel.

 

[bigz1983]

Well that's good.
People are sold EE too many times when they ask for Ameraucana.
They're pretty. That's going to be a handsome young cockerel.

The breeder gave us 1 free Amerucana chick as compensation for the crevecoeur screw up and we bought 3 more Amerucana chicks at the time 3 weeks ago.
So far it looks like 3 blues and 1 black.
Still got a ways to go time wise to tell the gender though.

 

[The Happster]

That's good!
I find Easter Eggers easier to sex because you can go by pattern instead of comb.
Ameraucana will be trickier.
Hopefully you get a better run this time.