Please, need tips for sexing Wheaton Ameraucaunas.

[PunkinPeep]

Any clues would be greatly appreciated. They are just hatching now, but need to be sexed in the first couple of weeks if at all possible.

Thanks!

 

[keesmom]

Are they true wheaten ameraucanas? If so the boys feather out dark and the girls are light brown.

-Cindy in MA

 

[Bedste]

how many weeks are they when they start feathering out.....? Yes they are true wheatens

 

[keesmom]

Oh, I think I knew for sure with mine within a couple of weeks. I was able to tell by the primaries. Then it was definite when the first few body feathers started appearing.

-Cindy

 

[TK Poultry]

you should be able to tell when they get there feathers and everything....probably as early as a week or two

 

[Bedste]

Great Thanks !

 

[Tailfeathers]

WBS Ameraucanas are one of the three breeds that I raise and show. You are going to have to wait until they are at least 4-6 weeks old to be sure whether you have males or females. Even distinguishing between Wheaten and Blue Wheaten can be tricky at times. I had a couple of Splash pullets this year that I wasn't able to tell they were for sure Splash until they were like 8 weeks old.

I have one Wheaten pullet right now that I would've sworn was going to be a cockerel. She's got way too much black in her. I think there may be some pictures on my website that you may find helpful.

I had planned to do a week by week photo journel of my Ameraucanas this year but I wound up having just way too many irons in the fire to add one more thing to do.

If you can post some pics, it may help.

God Bless,