what are my cockerels?

[my3bratz2008]

I have 2 cockerels (that were supposed to be girls) and was told they were ameracaunas. One of them really has no tail, and looking at breeds, that fits for auracaunas...they black one totally confuses me, but it has puff cheeks like amers. Both are approx 12 wks old. Any guesses???

 

[littlecreekfarm]

i think the first is an americauna pullet. the second one is a deleware cock. that is what i think.

 

[my3bratz2008]

should a pullet have such a high red comb at this age?

 

[MVchickens]

Thats an awfully big comb for 12 weeks don't you think? and I would say EE and Deleware (poor breeding quality or mix)

 

[speckledhen]

The first one is a mixed breed something, not an Ameraucana. The second is a Delaware cockerel.

 

[my3bratz2008]

on the black one, what other breeds have black legs and muffs? and I know it can't be a pullet with that kind of comb.....and the white one does resemble a delaware, but I went on the breed page and they should have yellow legs (his are pinkish) and less barring on the backside and neck.....I hate when breeders sell things that they are not really.

 

[littlecreekfarm]

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his/her comb is very red and large. but his feathers are rounded not pointed like a roos. now that i look again, it's not an americauna, amercaunas don't have those type of combs. have u heard any crowing or odd noises?

 

[my3bratz2008]

no noises yet...I will have my daughter catch it so I can take close up of feathers...I believe the neck feathers do point

 

[NYREDS]

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his/her comb is very red and large. but his feathers are rounded not pointed like a roos. now that i look again, it's not an americauna, amercaunas don't have those type of combs. have u heard any crowing or odd noises?

Look again at the hackle [neck] feathers on the first bird. I think you'll find it's a cockerel. It's a cross breed, not any specific breed.
The second bird is probably also a cross. It is sort of Delawareish but the pattern is way off & the leg colour is wrong. Of course it may just be a poorly bred Delaware.
This is another example of how meaningless the term "breeder" is.

 

[speckledhen]

The "smut" on that second cockerel is not all that uncommon in a young Delaware, but by that age, it usually begins to clear out. If it stays, it's poor quality, and as NYReds said, the leg color is really bad on him.