How old do Amercauna's have to be to determine sex.

[Dachshund lady59]

I have a couple of questions abo uh t my chicks. I was given 2 dozen Amercauna eggs, (light green/blue) now i have 14 chicks, that are 3 months old and I'm wondering how to sex them. Possibly EE's, but not sure. I have some eggs, but they are in the incubator and didn't think to take pictures before i put them in.

I also am wondering about the wheaten colors, I have one that is kind of a patchwork colors and am wondering if it is a wheaten (picture attached.)

 

[HuffleClaw]

That’s an Easter egger

 

[TwoChicksChix]

Most likely if you weren’t given eggs with specific Ameraucana colors then they are all Easter eggers.

I true Ameraucana breeder would sell the eggs and tell you that they are blue black splash ameraucanas, or wheaten ameraucanas, etc.

 

[highrockieschic]

Your easter egger in the pic is a cockerel. You can tell by the patterning. Females are evenly patterned and blend nicely from one color to another from their heads to their bodies. Males are blotchy and have patches of colors. They are really easy to sex once they are fully feathered.

 

[americanchicks]

For me I don't know for sure until i see pointy saddle feathers coming in. And yep those are EEs. Also if it came from a geenish egg its not a true Ameraucana. True Ameraucanas always lay blue eggs.

Here are my Wheatens

Very light blue eggs

 

[Dachshund lady59]

That's what I was thinking, but my neighbor is not the type to accept that he is wrong so I'm not sure I want to suggest that what he was told is wrong until i can get pictures of the eggs. I will take some when i candle them.

I was thinking he was a cockerell, just wondering if he is a wheaten.

 

[Dachshund lady59]

For me I don't know for sure until i see pointy saddle feathers coming in. And yep those are EEs. Also if it came from a geenish egg its not a true Ameraucana. True Ameraucanas always lay blue eggs.

Here are my Wheatens
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Very light blue eggs
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They are very light, just hard for me to tell if they are blue or a very light green. I will take pictures when I candle next time.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

He's an easter egger cockerel, and not wheaten. He looks reddish. But, Easter eggers don't have standard colors, because they're not a standard breed... so he'd probably end up looking red wheaten-ish.... Not a true color.

 

[cstephens1987]

They are very light, just hard for me to tell if they are blue or a very light green. I will take pictures when I candle next time.

The chicken in the picture is not an accepted color of Ameraucana so that's easy enough to already rule it as an Easter Egger.

 

[cstephens1987]

http://ameraucana.org/Photos