The "girls" are growing up gorgeous...updated pics 7/12/12...Bought as Ameraucanas...

[chicken pickin]

My Guesses are But im no expert

1=boy
2=girl
3=girl
4=girl
5=boy
6=boy
7=? could go either way
8=boy
9=boy
10=? could go either way

 

[Indigosands]

I see a lot of boys there,and I think it was #2 .. that one appears to have a single comb? Were it me, I think I would sell them and get some true ameraucanas here if that is what you truly wanted. Some of those don't even look like very good examples of a EE (no beard, incorrect comb type) so you may not even get green/blue eggs from them. Very sorry for you, nothing is more frustrating than getting the wrong breed.

 

[flcityslicker]

I actually was looking for EEs, but everyone was selling "ameraucanas". I finally caved and settled for some "ameraucanas". I am more than pleased that they turned out to be EEs. They are gorgeous, friendly, healthy, happy little buggers. I am less than thrilled that they aren't all pullets, since I was told they were sexed.

I have been doing a lot of reading on this forum about sexing by feathers, combs, tail feathers, and feather growth rate. I have 3 of the chicks that have almost identical "male" features, and the other 7 have "female" features.
The 3 "males" have wing feathering like the first picture I posted. The other 7 have wings like the second picture I posted.
The 3 "males" also have more prominent, slightly brighter combs.
They also have barely have tail feathers; where as, the other 7 chicks have full tail feathers that are already at least 2" long. The 3 also have more fuzz still around their necks and shoulders.
The three that seem to be males are #6, #7, #9. Do any of these features matter when sexing?

 

[Panth]

I am going to say that 5, 7, 8, 9, and possibly 10 are roos and the rest will be hens. You CAN try and sex EEs by how fast the feathers come in...HOWEVER, I have EEs in my flock that have broken every single rule! I have roos that have finished feathering in by week 3 and some that still aren't completely feathered at week 13. I have also noticed that almost all late feathering roos will also be very late in getting a bigger/redder comb, so if the feathers seem slow - do NOT go by comb size. Feather PATTERN is a much more reliable way to sex EEs and man am I jealous of that silver pullet, the dark body/silver head (6). I was wanting one like her. The mottled grey pattern like the last few you pictured are notoriously hard to figure out until they truly start getting in their adult feathers around week 12.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I actually was looking for EEs, but everyone was selling "ameraucanas". I finally caved and settled for some "ameraucanas". I am more than pleased that they turned out to be EEs. They are gorgeous, friendly, healthy, happy little buggers. I am less than thrilled that they aren't all pullets, since I was told they were sexed.

I have been doing a lot of reading on this forum about sexing by feathers, combs, tail feathers, and feather growth rate. I have 3 of the chicks that have almost identical "male" features, and the other 7 have "female" features.
The 3 "males" have wing feathering like the first picture I posted. The other 7 have wings like the second picture I posted.
The 3 "males" also have more prominent, slightly brighter combs.
They also have barely have tail feathers; where as, the other 7 chicks have full tail feathers that are already at least 2" long. The 3 also have more fuzz still around their necks and shoulders.
The three that seem to be males are #6, #7, #9. Do any of these features matter when sexing?

I was looking back through your pics again and think that #1, #5, #9 are definitely boys based on comb shape (not color). The boys get three distinct rows of peas very early. Compare those roos to for sure pullets #3 and #4, with pea combs where only the center row of peas is distinct. (#2 also pullet with single comb which will probably lay brown eggs) Generally by 5-6 weeks most roo combs will turn a bright raspberry pink that is quite obvious.

The combs for the other 4 were less obvious to me in the pics, and seem to be some sort of modified pea comb. Really depends on what the parentage is.

I agree that for sexing, using color pattern of feathers is more accurate than the rate at which the feathers come in. (Although most people report that males tend to feather out more slowly, but there are always exceptions.) A female will usually have an evenly dispersed pattern while the males tend to be more blotchy. Look for dark red patches to appear on the males' upper wings, which will happen around 8 weeks. You can already see a bit of red in #9.

 

[1muttsfan]

Feather sexing is done when the chicks are very small, just a couple days old.

Several of those chicks have regular combs. since the blue egg gene is associated with the gene for pea comb, they are less likely to lay blue eggs.

 

[stephanie1992]

Feather sexing is done when the chicks are very small, just a couple days old.
Several of those chicks have regular combs. since the blue egg gene is associated with the gene for pea comb, they are less likely to lay blue eggs.

Actully i had a single combed bird lay blue eggs, I Think as long as its mixed with a Pea comb it should lay blue eggs, But yes u most likely will get brown eggs from ur single combed birds.

 

[BlazeJester]

Blue + brown would give green eggs, but by the looks of those birds they are at least second generation EE and some may have had the blue gene bred out.

Actully i had a single combed bird lay blue eggs, I Think as long as its mixed with a Pea comb it should lay blue eggs, But yes u most likely will get brown eggs from ur single combed birds.

 

[questions543]

5 and 9 are roos while 1, 6 and 10 are questionable

 

[flcityslicker]

Here they all are just over a week later...and some pics of my five newest (2 week old) babies.

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