Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[TheKindaFarmGal]

All appear to be female, except possibly #1. Can you post a better pic of her?

 

[purplechicken7]

Sorry, I forgot to also post my Ameracaunas. I have a blue and a black. I'm positive the black is a cockerel but not sure on the blue. Both are close to 3-4 months just like the Lavs.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

I think blue is a pullet.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Funny thing is, I tried that a couple times! Hahaha. They all just looked really scared though and went into hunker down and panic mode like when the crows fly past. Hahaha.

My girls did the first time but then they all looked at me like "what was that?" Then they went back to what they were doing.

 

[sunnie7]

About 16 weeks

 

[WVduckchick]

I have 3 Lav Orps that I believe all to be cockerels but I just want a second opinion. They're all close to 4 months old. #1 #2 #3

Just based on combs, I'd say all pullets. But color is way off for lavender!. Unless they are really washed out pics. Can't blow them up either, to look at tail feathers, it goes to some tinypic link. :/

 

[purplechicken7]

Just based on combs, I'd say all pullets. But color is way off for lavender!. Unless they are really washed out pics. Can't blow them up either, to look at tail feathers, it goes to some tinypic link. :/

What color would you consider them to be if they aren't lavender? They're "lavender" but are a lighter shade than my big lav roo. I can't really tell them apart to take pics of their tail feathers.

 

[junebuggena]

What color would you consider them to be if they aren't lavender? They're "lavender" but are a lighter shade than my big lav roo. I can't really tell them apart to take pics of their tail feathers.

They have two copies of the lavender gene, but they are not properly 'self-blue'. The lavender dilute effects not just black, but also red/gold. Your girls look like they are partridge/duckwing type pattern with the lavender gene diluting everything. They look more like Isabella then self-blue/lavender.

 

[purplechicken7]

They have two copies of the lavender gene, but they are not properly 'self-blue'. The lavender dilute effects not just black, but also red/gold. Your girls look like they are partridge/duckwing type pattern with the lavender gene diluting everything. They look more like Isabella then self-blue/lavender.

That's really neat! Thank you for your input. If I am to cross them to my lavender roo and they are in fact Isabella, what will I get then? Sorry, I'm still learning about the color variations.

 

[junebuggena]

That's really neat! Thank you for your input. If I am to cross them to my lavender roo and they are in fact Isabella, what will I get then? Sorry, I'm still learning about the color variations.

You will get lavender/self blue birds, but males will have leakage and females will carry the genetics to produce leaky males.