Unknown breed/gender of chicks!!

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The yellow one looks like a liter version of my baby girl Tiny right down to the feathers and she is a red sex-link and she had her wing feathers since the day I got her and she was a day old
 
from start to now
she is the one looking over her shoulder in this one
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this next one she is the first one by the door heading into the run
you'll have to forgive my camera hogging rooster in front
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Chicken Girl1 said:
The yellow one can't be an Ameraucana, its legs are yellow which a true Ameraucana does not have. Easter Egger is a name given to a mix that usually has muffed cheeks, pea comb, slate colored legs, and lays colored eggs. I say usually because since its a mix it doesn't need to have those characteristic and different people have different 'standards' for the term Easter Egger. Feather growth is only an indication of a gender in certain breeds bred for that purpose. Right now your chicks are to young to sex but they aren't showing any indication of being cockerels yet.
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If it's legs are more of a dusty rose (a lot darker than the Wyandotte) does that indicate more Ameraucana in it? I saw an an Ameraucana Association post the chicks for "Buff Ameraucana" and my chick resembles it greatly
Ameraucanaalliance.org/photos.html
 
stephanieshim said:
If it's legs are more of a dusty rose (a lot darker than the Wyandotte) does that indicate more Ameraucana in it? I saw an an Ameraucana Association post the chicks for "Buff Ameraucana" and my chick resembles it greatly
Ameraucanaalliance.org/photos.html
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A lot of chicks of different breeds look a like especially at this age. You can read more about Ameraucanas here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-breed-focus-ameraucana.975512/. I was wrong about the leg color, I forgot at this age the leg color doesn't matter as it changes as they grow :).
 
A few observations....

The original post states you bought the chicks from a local store. (That's why there was some confusion for some.)

Chicks start growing feathers pretty darn quick. My roo's didn't grow feathers any faster than the girls.

What has caused you to doubt what the local breeder told you?

You have a whole lot of cuteness there!
 
Sara Ranch said:
A few observations....

The original post states you bought the chicks from a local store. (That's why there was some confusion for some.)

Chicks start growing feathers pretty darn quick. My roo's didn't grow feathers any faster than the girls.

What has caused you to doubt what the local breeder told you?

You have a whole lot of cuteness there!
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What does where I bought them have to do with the gender/breed you didn't elucidate your observations on location. Oh thank goodness! I was under the impression that roosters grow faster than hens. I am not doubting the breeder but rather ensuring I have an APA approved breed as Ameraucanas are hard to come by and EE are common to find sold under the name "Ameraucana". They are very cute but I need the light one to be a show breed :)
 
stephanieshim said:
Oh thank goodness! I was under the impression that roosters grow faster than hens.
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In that aspect it really all depends on the breed I have 3 buff orpingtons 1 is a rooster they are all the same age and he actually feathered out more than a week slower than all my girls not just the buffs which you can see in the pic above all the girls have their wing feathers while his were starting to grow in

the only thing that grows faster on roosters are combs and waddles hen don't get their combs and waddles til they start getting closer to laying age
 

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