Trouble with Ameraucanas

[IndigoJaguar]

Does anyone else have trouble telling their Ameraucana's apart? They are only three months old but I was hoping to tell the cocks from the pullets by now. Seems like they are super slow developing. I want to sell my boys as soon as I can. Any hints and tips? Anyone else out there notice this? I am talking about pure Ameraucana's, not EE's, tho I did notice it with them too. I have twelve chicks all together, but I'm pretty sure two of them are boys. However I don't want to sell until I'm sure. I wish I could keep them, but I already have a grown rooster who is good with my hens and after all my bad luck with roo's, I don't want to go through the waiting period again, and then get them to a year and find out they are mean. PLUS, I am sick to death of ugly hens....with their feathers all torn out from a young roo. More than one roo would only make THAT worse.

 

[madamwlf]

I could tell my roosters around 8 weeks of age. I do have one that looks to be a little slower then the other two but still can tell. Mine are Wheaton.

 

[16chickadees]

I only have 4 of them but Mine seem to all be female and are about 2 1/2 months. I don't know why yours would be growing slow but I would say to just look for spurs.

 

[IndigoJaguar]

Spurs. Ok. Hadn't thought of that. I was looking for their combs. Is there anything else I should look at? They all look the same to me. They are all black Ameraucanas.

 

[speckledhen]

They won't have spurs at that age, sorry. Post pics under what Gender and we can tell you.

 

[IndigoJaguar]

Ok. Will try to do. It's hard to get picts of them. They are pretty wild. My other birds love me, but my A.'s....no such luck! Flighty and skittish!

 

[speckledhen]

Weird. Mine want to be held and carried around constantly.

 

[This_chicks_place]

Could you post pics please? I have one also and I'm not positive of his/her sex. I would love to see some pics of other Black Ameraucanas.

 

[IndigoJaguar]

I'll try to post some. I don't have any pictures right now; will have to wait until daylight to get some.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

I worked hard to make my Ameraucanas friendly. Now, at 3 and a half weeks of age, I can't keep them off me! And I have also found it is all but impossible to sex Ameraucanas and EEs early on. 8 weeks seems about right to me but I wasn't confident until I heard them crow.