Marans crossed with Wheaton Ameracauna

[Angiesgarden]

please help me. I have 4 olive egger chicks that are about 7 weeks old and I bought them straight run. I was told they were Marans crossed with Wheaton Ameracaunas. My understanding is that a roo wouldn’t have waddles so I’m trying to go based on comb and tail. Can someone help me sex them?
Thank you

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

If they truly are Marans x Ameraucanas they all would have pea combs, not single combs. They look like homemade Black Sex Link pullets.

 

[WindingRoad]

please help me. I have 4 olive egger chicks that are about 7 weeks old and I bought them straight run. I was told they were Marans crossed with Wheaton Ameracaunas. My understanding is that a roo wouldn’t have waddles so I’m trying to go based on comb and tail. Can someone help me sex them?
Thank you

Can we see some feet?

 

[Angiesgarden]

If they truly are Marans x Ameraucanas they all would have pea combs, not single combs. They look like homemade Black Sex Link pullets.

 

[Angiesgarden]

Great!!
But they have the puffy cheeks? What do you think about the gender?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Great!!
But the have the puffy cheeks? What do you think about the gender?

That throws me off. They are pullets (female chickens under a year old).

 

[Angiesgarden]

That throws me off. They are pullets (female chickens under a year old).

Yes, I got them the day they hatched Jan 17,and they are about 7 weeks old now.
Thank you for your quick response

 

[Angiesgarden]

Can we see some feet?

Yes let me go snap some pics

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Yes, I got them the day they hatched Jan 17,and they are about 7 weeks old now.
Thank you for your quick response

If the Ameraucana parent had one pea comb gene instead of 2 I would expect half the offspring to have pea combs. The fact that they don’t have pea combs leads me to believe they have no Ameraucana blood.

 

[Angiesgarden]

If they truly are Marans x Ameraucanas they all would have pea combs, not single combs. They look like homemade Black Sex Link pullets.

Is it possible because they are F2 to have the single comb and puffy cheeks? And still be this cross of breeds?