Help me spot any cockerels PLEASE

[ArraAchicksMama]

I looked closely at all your pictures and I agree. They all have female specific coloring. If you suspect one in particular, provide a couple pictures showing side view and comb but judging by those color patterns, I'd say you're safe.

Male?

 

[AinaWGSD]

I still think this bird looks like a pullet. The black on the front is suspicious, and the color is a little less even on the back, but the comb is still very small and pale. If it were a cockerel i would expect the black to go much lower, onto the belly. Like rosemarythyme said, the black leakage on the chest is fairly common with salmon favorelles, so it's certainly possible with pullets. And this bird has a light colored beard and muffs, which is something even dark breasted salmon favorelles pullets have (cockerels have black beard and muffs)

 

[redinator]

I don't think it's a misspell bc it's everywhere. The name "Americana" is everywhere lol. Coastal even has it on their book of list of breeds. I am familiar with Ameraucana. I googled "Americana" and besides people claiming it's a mixed breed of EE and something, there's not much info on "Americana" lol. Frustrating.

It's an intentional misspelling to trick unsuspecting individuals into thinking they're getting the Ameraucana.

This is from a Google search on the topic
>>The key difference between "Americana" and "Ameraucana" chickens lies in their breed status and characteristics: "Ameraucana" is a recognized breed known for laying blue eggs, while "Americana" is a term sometimes used by hatcheries to misrepresent chickens that are not purebred Ameraucanas.
>>The terms “Americana” and “Americauna” are a marketing tactics for selling hybrids known as Easter Eggers with spelling deceptively similar to the Ameraucana breed name. EEs are not an APA recognized breed, they are a mix of different breeds with one parent carrying a blue egg-laying gene

 

[ArraAchicksMama]

I still think this bird looks like a pullet. The black on the front is suspicious, and the color is a little less even on the back, but the comb is still very small and pale. If it were a cockerel i would expect the black to go much lower, onto the belly. Like rosemarythyme said, the black leakage on the chest is fairly common with salmon favorelles, so it's certainly possible with pullets. And this bird has a light colored beard and muffs, which is something even dark breasted salmon favorelles pullets have (cockerels have black beard and muffs)

The two chicks in the pics are EE, not Salmon F. And they only have the dark feather on their chest. Their beard/muffs are mixed with light and dark color.

 

[ArraAchicksMama]

It's an intentional misspelling to trick unsuspecting individuals into thinking they're getting the Ameraucana.

This is from a Google search on the topic
>>The key difference between "Americana" and "Ameraucana" chickens lies in their breed status and characteristics: "Ameraucana" is a recognized breed known for laying blue eggs, while "Americana" is a term sometimes used by hatcheries to misrepresent chickens that are not purebred Ameraucanas.
>>The terms “Americana” and “Americauna” are a marketing tactics for selling hybrids known as Easter Eggers with spelling deceptively similar to the Ameraucana breed name. EEs are not an APA recognized breed, they are a mix of different breeds with one parent carrying a blue egg-laying gene

Yes I am aware of all that.

 

[AinaWGSD]

The two chicks in the pics are EE, not Salmon F. And they only have the dark feather on their chest. Their beard/muffs are mixed with light and dark color.

I'm sorry i wasn't more clear, I meant to use the example to clarify why I think this is still female specific coloring. Since easter eggers can be any color it is possible for them to have the same/similar color genes as salmon favorelles. Salmon favorelles are an example of a case of a standardized color where males would have dark breast feathers but sometimes the females might also have some darker feathers even while still having female specific coloring.

I still think the bird in question is female specific coloring even though the dark feathers on the chest. I would expect the black would extend farther down the belly and that the beard and muffs would be completely (or almost completely) black if it were a cockerel.

 

[ArraAchicksMama]

I'm sorry i wasn't more clear, I meant to use the example to clarify why I think this is still female specific coloring. Since easter eggers can be any color it is possible for them to have the same/similar color genes as salmon favorelles. Salmon favorelles are an example of a case of a standardized color where males would have dark breast feathers but sometimes the females might also have some darker feathers even while still having female specific coloring.

I still think the bird in question is female specific coloring even though the dark feathers on the chest. I would expect the black would extend farther down the belly and that the beard and muffs would be completely (or almost completely) black if it were a cockerel.

I see, yes the 2 chicks in the photos (can't really tell them apart when I took the pics but there's 2 of them with dark chest and muffs of white and dark colors) only have the dark feather on their chest with some subtle patches of "rust" colors on the entire body. But the rust color is very very light.

 

[WingItRanch]

I still stand by all females.

 

[ArraAchicksMama]

I still stand by all females.

Alright thank you for responding

 

[ArraAchicksMama]

I still stand by all females.

My mind's blown