This chicken doesn’t look like the others!

kosborn1

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Hello chicken friends!! My chickens are approx 14 weeks old. I thought that I got all females of the following breeds....golden laced Wyandotte, australorp, Americana, and Dominique. However, I’m not sure if our beloved “butt cheek” is any of those breeds or even female. Of course, this is the kids favorite, they carry she/he around and she/he is friendly with us. I have noticed butt cheek pecking at the others though. Any help would be appreciated!!
 

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looks like a mixed breed, aka Americana/Easter Egger

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note too that what places like Tractor Supply call "americana chickens" are "Easter Egger" mixed breeds:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/americana-chicken-sold-in-quantities-of-10

There isn't really a breed called Americana, however there is a breed called Ameraucana and another called Araucana
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/americana-versus-ameraucana.213849/

It gets a bit confusing due to places such as Tractor Supply and their marketing terms
 
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He is pretty! He is an EE but I would love a close up of the comb so then I can see for sure if he is a he. Males have three spikes in their pea combs. Females don't develop their combs until they are older at around 14 weeks. If the chick has three spikes coming out when it is young it is a male. If it doesn't have anything growing on its comb then its female.
 

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