When will the eggs come?! Ameraucana

[TaraBellaBirds]

FYI, female EE's tend to be evenly patterned, while males tend to have bright patches of color. This is a generalzation since EE's can be any color, but it's a good guideline.

 

[kdolly87]

FYI, female EE's tend to be evenly patterned, while males tend to have bright patches of color.  This is a generalzation since EE's can be any color, but it's a good guideline.

Thanks! At this point we'll just wait it out and see who is what. I'll keep a rooster as long as it's non aggressive. I'm had to ring my last ones neck he was getting aggressive to the hens and me which didn't bother me. But my toddler is cause for concern. Oh and he scalped one of my Pullets.

 

[QueenMisha]

FYI, female EE's tend to be evenly patterned, while males tend to have bright patches of color. This is a generalzation since EE's can be any color, but it's a good guideline.

Ooh, now this is a good post. Where I work (see my signature for an explanation) we work with a lot of Easter Eggers because they're very popular and in demand. They're also the most commonly mis-sexed breed, regardless of sexing method, so we always get lots more boys than in any other breed, and we also have lots more who are accidentally sold as females and later returned under our guarantee. Even though me and my boss have 35 and 10 years experience, respectively, it's always the Easter Egger cockerels (even up into 8-10 weeks) that slip through under the guise of pullets. We've always watched out for bright combs, high stance, lack of tail-flipping, and aggression, but thinking back on the matter of color I think you're very right about the feathering. When I get back to work tomorrow I'm definitely gonna check this out, we have a roo or two there at the moment, and the new pullets should be in too.

And see, this right here is exactly proof of the fact that no matter how much you think you know about chickens, there will always be something new to learn. That, I think, is one of the main draws to poultry - or at least, it is for me.

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Ooh, now this is a good post. Where I work (see my signature for an explanation) we work with a lot of Easter Eggers because they're very popular and in demand. They're also the most commonly mis-sexed breed, regardless of sexing method, so we always get lots more boys than in any other breed, and we also have lots more who are accidentally sold as females and later returned under our guarantee. Even though me and my boss have 35 and 10 years experience, respectively, it's always the Easter Egger cockerels (even up into 8-10 weeks) that slip through under the guise of pullets. We've always watched out for bright combs, high stance, lack of tail-flipping, and aggression, but thinking back on the matter of color I think you're very right about the feathering. When I get back to work tomorrow I'm definitely gonna check this out, we have a roo or two there at the moment, and the new pullets should be in too.

And see, this right here is exactly proof of the fact that no matter how much you think you know about chickens, there will always be something new to learn. That, I think, is one of the main draws to poultry - or at least, it is for me.

Glad I could help. Donrea (here on BYC) takes the credit for this little tidbit though. Once you figure the coloring out (which becomes clear around 6 to 8 weeks) they are actually easy. Good luck