is this black americauna chick a roo or pullet?

[nyseman]

A friend gave me 4 blue eggs from her americana hens that were with a beautiful large blueish rooster. My Black Cooper Maran hen set on those 4 plus 5 other of her eggs . This was the only one to hatch. It hatched on June 11th so it is 3 months. Ive never had this breed before so can someone please help me decide what gender it is.



At attention...the dogs started barking...it does have tufts, you just cant see them in this picture



staying warm with the 2 yr and older hens



running away. its legs are kinda big

 

[nyseman]

One more photo. Im not see any saddle feathers

 

[sevenbabychicks]

Its body looks girly, but its comb seems too big and pink for an ameraucana pullet of 3 months. Though maybe it's a mix?. Beautiful bird, regardless

 

[sierras mom11]

Its definately a pullet, and a very pretty one at that. No sickle feathers or hackle feathers, legs are relatively short compared to body, and while he comb is a very healthy red its still small. So very good luck of the draw there.

 

[ramirezframing]

i say roo

 

[cafarmgirl]

I would suspect any 12 week old bird with that much color in it's comb to be a roo. And yes, those are some huge legs!

 

[ChickNhood]

I say tougj call...couple mote weeks

 

[math ace]

I just recently faced this delima. I found my answer when I lifted up feathers on the back. The pointy saddle feathers could just be slow coming in. The pullets seem to feather in faster. Look at the back, lift a few feathers, and see if there are some pointy saddle feathers coming in.

OBTW, to me, it is looking girlie body wise.

 

[nyseman]

He hasnt started chasing the hens and the roosters havent chased him, so Im confused.

 

[BlueCamas]

Cockerel all the way. Also btw, he doesn't have tufts, he has a beard and muffs. Araucanas have tufts. Judging by the yellow on the bottom of his feet, he's an Easter Egger not an Ameraucana

He's still gorgeous no matter what he is though