Hen or Roo?

[Mmfarm119]

You mean you thought it was a roo since when it was a chick or you thought it was a roo cause it was small? Your welcome btw glad to help!

Since it was a chick

 

[birdlover2]

Since it was a chick

That's what I thought, just wanted to make sure, lol, what made u think it would be a roo? Our early guesses aren't always right, lol

 

[Mmfarm119]

Totally an Easter Egger hen, super gorgeous!!

An Easter Egger? We were told it was an Ameraucana.

 

[Mmfarm119]

That's what I thought, just wanted to make sure, lol, what made u think it would be a roo? Our early guesses aren't always right, lol

Well we got 2 from the same litter and the other 1 was way smaller and had a smaller comb. Only to find out the other 1 was a roo and this 1 is a hen. Im surprised, definitely good to know though.

 

[birdlover2]

An Easter Egger? We were told it was an Ameraucana.

Well, to put it simply, it's kinda like the rectangle and the square, all Ameraucanas are EEs but not all EEs are Ameraucanas. At least that's what I've gathered from ppl on here. There is a debate about whether they're closely related, which came first, and even what should be considered an EE vs an Ameraucana, but I don't know too much about them, so I'll leave that be, lol

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Unless you got her from an Ameraucana breeder Easter Eggers are extremely often sold as Ameraucana hatchery and feedstore Ameraucana are actually Easter Eggers

 

[Mmfarm119]

Unless you got her from an Ameraucana breeder Easter Eggers are extremely often sold as Ameraucana hatchery and feedstore Ameraucana are actually Easter Eggers

Interesting, thanks for the good information

 

[birdlover2]

Well we got 2 from the same litter and the other 1 was way smaller and had a smaller comb. Only to find out the other 1 was a roo and this 1 is a hen. Im surprised, definitely good to know though.

They can surprise us, lol. Guesses made as chicks are often inaccurate! We've all been there. Combs are generally a good indicator but don't tell the whole story, especially with Ameraucanas! Size is not usually a good indicator, my mother has a bantam roo that is like half to a third the size of his fellow roos and hens! They're all bantams too, but he's just smaller for some reason.

 

[Mmfarm119]

They can surprise us, lol. Guesses made as chicks are often inaccurate! We've all been there. Combs are generally a good indicator but don't tell the whole story, especially with Ameraucanas! Size is not usually a good indicator, my mother has a bantam roo that is like half to a third the size of his fellow roos and hens! They're all bantams too, but he's just smaller for some reason.

Thanks so much for all the help.

 

[birdlover2]

Thanks so much for all the help.

NP I like helping people with their chicken problems, and being helped by people with mine, it's what BYC is for