I assumed that @Chickensarepets2 is in AU..
....because of the crested Araucana's
Oops . I forgot there might be different standards for the "same" breed. (Now feeling pretty foolish.) Having now looked up Australian Araucanas, they DO look right for that--so it comes down to whether the OP is in Australia.
Aart, I really don't think the climate or the time of year affects the gender and breed of those birds!Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
