Help! Wheaten Ameraucana gender

[Kyndalldanielle]

These are 4ish weeks old! Wheaten Ameraucana. Wondering if the one with the darker feathers on right is a roo? Because I know female wheatens are very light colored. Thanks!

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[azygous]

The best way to tell sex of a chick at this age is by the color of the comb, not feathers, which go through many changes over the first three months.

A cockerel will start to show a little bit of yellow in his comb around four weeks. In another week, it'll be a yellow-orange. By six weeks it will be an obvious red or red orange. The pullets' combs remain a pale pink until point of lay.

 

[Kyndalldanielle]

The best way to tell sex of a chick at this age is by the color of the comb, not feathers, which go through many changes over the first three months.

A cockerel will start to show a little bit of yellow in his comb around four weeks. In another week, it'll be a yellow-orange. By six weeks it will be an obvious red or red orange. The pullets' combs remain a pale pink until point of lay.

 

[Kyndalldanielle]

The best way to tell sex of a chick at this age is by the color of the comb, not feathers, which go through many changes over the first three months.

A cockerel will start to show a little bit of yellow in his comb around four weeks. In another week, it'll be a yellow-orange. By six weeks it will be an obvious red or red orange. The pullets' combs remain a pale pink until point of lay.

Picture of combs - one on the left now was one with darker feathers!

 

[azygous]

That is just too adorable! I'm confident that both are pullets.

 

[Alexandra33]

Pullet on left, cockerel on right. Wheaten males and females feather out differently. Cockerels show red/black plumage, pullets are generally light salmon. Just lovely. When I get home, I'll post pictures of my own pair for reference.

~Alex

 

[Kyndalldanielle]

Pullet on left, cockerel on right. Wheaten males and females feather out differently. Cockerels show red/black plumage, pullets are light salmon. Just lovely. When I get home, I'll post pictures of my own pair for reference.

~Alex

Oh awesome!! I’d love that!!
That’s what I was reading that Roos will start feathering our darker and females will stay lighter feathered I was hoping for a roo and pullet so hopefully that’s right!!

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Post pics of their combs at 6 weeks.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Right is a cockerel, left is a pullet.

 

[Kyndalldanielle]

Right is a cockerel, left is a pullet.

Thanks I’m hoping that is the case