How old to be able to sex Ameraucana

[OwensChickens]

Another LF Blue. We believe (guess) this one to be a cockerel by his comb:

 

[ChipsAhoyMcCoy]

R they Ameraucauna's or Easter eggers?

 

[OwensChickens]

We have nine more that are just over 1 week old. 3 of the 9 are bantams. Owen and the other 2 boys took them on a "field trip" away from the brooder today:



pullet?:

 

[OwensChickens]

R they Ameraucauna's or Easter eggers?

They are Ameraucanas. We bought them from Ameraucana breeders we met at 4H show and on Ameraucana Breeders webpage.

 

[OwensChickens]

Few more:

 

[ChipsAhoyMcCoy]

They are Ameraucanas. We bought them from Ameraucana breeders we met at 4H show and on Ameraucana Breeders webpage.

good! glad for you.

 

[goldfinches]

No problem. The young lady (4Her) that we got the bantams from was pretty sure of the sex of the 2 wheaten 4 week old birds. Do you agree?

Here is the cockerel (4 weeks):



Same bird at 5 weeks (bad picture)



Pullet at 5 weeks:

I think she's right with her sexing. I'm not sure about their age, though, not that it matters. They seem very feathered out, I would guess a couple of weeks older than 4 weeks.

 

[OwensChickens]

They are 5+ now. We are discussing integrating them into the flock.

 

[OwensChickens]

Owen & Liam took the 3 older bantams into the main run. The LF did well.

A few pics of Blackie, Owen's prized 4h Ameraucana, checking the bantams out:

 

[OwensChickens]

Our little black bantam (Mr. Roo!) started to crow this morning, well more like attempt to grow. Guess that answers that one.