Lavender araucanas - can you help with sexing please?

[sandh72]

We have 2 lavender araucanas about 17 or 18 weeks old and would love some help in sexing them please! We're pretty certain that this one's a rooster

but we're not sure about this one

Any thoughts please?

 

[Goose and Fig]

Woo- those crested birds are so hard! Lavender makes it even more challenging. Do you have any pics of their backs? Any pointy feathers coming in towards the tail end?

 

[Yvonne37894]

I don't know if it is a roo or not,
but I did not know that araucana's had the cresty thing on its head!
maybe someone that know will post in.

 

[sandh72]

Thanks for the comments - will try to get some more pics tomorrow

 

[sandh72]

More pics as promised - can anyone help please? Sorry, but I haven't got a clue

 

[nzpouter]

look girl-ish to me... the roo usually has narrower crest than that....

 

[Goose and Fig]

Girls! Looks like they should be laying any day! Lovely

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm no expert, but they both look like girls to me.

 

[sandh72]

We love you all, we were convinced that we'd got 2 roos! Thank you all so much

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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In the UK, Araucanas have crests, beards and have tails.

Both look like girls to me!