What gender are my chickens?

[beatriceanrufus]

I have two chickens that are around 3 weeks old. one is a barred rock named rufus. the other is an americauna named beatrice.
they are both supposed to be female but it is not an 100% garuntee.i am starting to think my barred rock is male. please let me know what you think!

 

[countrygoddess]

I think probably female. Easter eggers and Ameraucanas have pea combs so hers will look smaller.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

The barred Rock is most likely a cockerel based on coloring (males are a lot lighter than females) and the size of the head spot. See this thread for more info: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/798635/sight-sexing-barred-plymouth-rock-chicks-at-hatch. The Easter Egger (that's not an Ameraucana) is too young to tell. It's really difficult to sex EEs until they have their adult feathers.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Beatrice is an easter egger and I would wait until 6-8 weeks to tell gender.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Beatrice is an Easter Egger, not sure of sex but looks roo-ish. I think you'll be able to tell better when she feathers out more. Easter Egger cockerels have more of a splotchy plumage while hens have more partridge coloration. The Barred Rock, I think, is a boy because of the lighter coloration. Females tend to have darker coloration than males.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Beatrice is an Easter Egger, not sure of sex but looks roo-ish. I think you'll be able to tell better when she feathers out more. Easter Egger cockerels have more of a splotchy plumage while hens have more partridge coloration. The Barred Rock, I think, is a boy because of the lighter coloration. Females tend to have darker coloration than males.

Hens dont only come in a partiridge pattern, they just come in an over all uniform pattern, not splotchy like males.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Hens dont only come in a partiridge pattern, they just come in an over all uniform pattern, not splotchy like males.

This is what I meant by partridge pattern: (pullet)



And this is a cockerel: (notice splotchy coloration)

 

[beatriceanrufus]

my ameracauna( or easter egger) the hatchery and the feed store called them americaunas. but anyway, Beatrice looks alot more like the partridge pattern, she( or he) has alot of polkadots .

 

[K Spot]

my ameracauna( or easter egger) the hatchery and the feed store called them americaunas. but anyway, Beatrice looks alot more like the partridge pattern, she( or he) has alot of polkadots .

They call them "Americanas", so they can get away with selling Easter Eggers, and people can't complain they weren't purebred Ameraucanas because they did not spell the breed name correctly - or so I'm lead to believe.

No hatchery or feed store will carry purebred Ameraucanas. You have to get those through a reputable breeder.

 

[Kev]

Yep the extremely consistent confusion both deliberate and non-deliberate is part of the reason I sold off all EE and true arauacanas. Just got so sick of so many mistaken 'experts' who won't budge even after admitting the araucanas look so different....


I agree the barred rock is probably male due to amount of whiteness. I think the EE is a female because it seems to be taking on red duckwing pattern- brown streaky back with a brown with salmon breast. None of the breast feathers are showing any black which indicates female on a red duckwing type coloration. I don't think she will look at all like the 'partridge' pattern shown above.