Wheaton Amerauncanas NOW 9 Weeks old - Go ahead Ruin my day ..... New Pics 6/18

[aaggjg]

Okay so I hatched these lovely expensive blue eggs and only 2 out of 15 developed and well as luck would have it .... I believe them both to be BOYS .... I have never had Wheaton / Blue Wheaton Ameraucanas before so I was trying to live in denial but given the feather color and well how tall they stand ummmm that could only mean 1 thing right??? BOYS???

Please tell me I'm wrong??? I'll pay you

Ready Set Go......

 

[OldChurchEggery1]

I do see a lot of dark-looking feathers coming in on the one in the first & last picture. If those are the same chick, I'd say it's a male. It's hard to tell from the middle pictures because of the red light-bulb. Since male wheaten-patterned birds get dark breast feathers, that will be a good indicator for you. Females will have creamy-colored breast feathers.

Edited to add: Can you try to get a picture of each with its wings fanned open so we can see those feathers? That's very helpful in sexing.

 

[aaggjg]

I do see a lot of dark-looking feathers coming in on the one in the first & last picture. If those are the same chick, I'd say it's a male. It's hard to tell from the middle pictures because of the red light-bulb. Since male wheaten-patterned birds get dark breast feathers, that will be a good indicator for you. Females will have creamy-colored breast feathers.

Edited to add: Can you try to get a picture of each with its wings fanned open so we can see those feathers? That's very helpful in sexing.

I took these pictures so quickly as I ran out of the door for work today .... but I think the 2 shots out of the brooder are different birds .... I will take new pictures tomorrow with wings fanned and of the breast feathers....

oh and thanks for your help!!!

 

[aaggjg]

Okay I took a few new pictures this morning and hopefully they will help.....

Wheaton #1



His??? Wing ......



Wheaton #2




2 shot .... sorry its a little dark ...


I can see now that one has a much whiter chest then the other one ..... The wings look the same to me but as I said I know NOTHING about wheatons...

Thanks for any help!!!

 

[RhodeRunner]

Looks like two pullets. Our cockerels have more black, particularly in the chest regions. These birds are older then yours, but here are some comparison pics.

 

[tellynpeep]

Are they getting any breast feathers yet? I hatched wheatens last year, and the males got the dark feathers (just in front of their shoulders) pretty early.
Till then there were a couple that I was sure were boys that turned out to be girls.... Good luck!

(Where are you? I'm hatching some wheatens this week and may want to place a few.... John Blehm lines.

(I'm in NH)

 

[aaggjg]

Are they getting any breast feathers yet? I hatched wheatens last year, and the males got the dark feathers (just in front of their shoulders) pretty early.
Till then there were a couple that I was sure were boys that turned out to be girls.... Good luck!

(Where are you? I'm hatching some wheatens this week and may want to place a few.... John Blehm lines.

(I'm in NH)

I'm In Los Angeles

 

[aaggjg]

Looks like two pullets. Our cockerels have more black, particularly in the chest regions. These birds are older then yours, but here are some comparison pics.

Okay I guess I have to sit and wait..... So I should be able to tell in a couple more weeks?

 

[aaggjg]

I have new pictures... not very good but hopefully enough to ID them. I also have 2 other Wheatons 1 week younger they are light ... one very blonde and the other has more noticeable golden on the neck back feather area... I didn't get good pixs of them but there is one group shot ...... The Blue wheatons are 9 weeks the wheatons are 8 weeks .....







This is the back of the darker more golden wheaton..... the other one is really light but I don't have a good picture of her??? (I'm guessing??? )



One with more Golden ........



Only terrible shot I have of really light Wheaton......



So are we all thinking Boys on these 2 Blue wheatons???? Cuz they look the same to me ... and those combs are red!!!! And what about the other 2??? Girls??? Girl Boy??? I know a real picture of the blonde one would help!!!


Thanks for your help!!!

 

[n8ivetxn]

I have a Blue Wheaten roo and 2 BW hens...

The blondes are pullets.

The other 2 look like they're developing a different colored hackle, so I'm going with roos - although, the combs look small, to me. My roo was slightly older when I brought him home, so I missed this stage of his development.