Ameraucana - Is There An Easy Way To Sex?

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:53 pm

Here's a picture of a 3 week old splash female.

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And a 3 week old wheaten male.

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Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:31 pm

Well, I got the sex of this one right. He was dominant and ran over to anything new in the pen from very young. He's definitely a male. He started crowing at 5 1/2 weeks.

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:34 pm

This one is a female, I think. It is the only one I hatched from some eggs I bought. They were supposed to be pure Ameraucanas. Has anyone seen striping like she has in her chest feathers before? Do you know if it will go away? It wasn't there when she was small. She is 7 weeks old in the picture.

Post by **WLLady** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:43 pm

Yep the black is a girl.

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:01 pm

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:58 pm

Maximus wrote:QR_BBPOST Sorry. One got in twice.

Here's a pretty girl (I hope)
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They're all a little wet. It's pouring here and they don't care! Outside being chicks

Looks like a boy

Post by **WLLady** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:55 am

ameraucanas are the worst to sex early...LOL. easter eggers are much easier, because the boys all get brick red feathers on the shoulders while girls don't.

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:59 am

kenya wrote:QR_BBPOST
Maximus wrote:QR_BBPOST Sorry. One got in twice.

Here's a pretty girl (I hope)
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They're all a little wet. It's pouring here and they don't care! Outside being chicks
Looks like a boy

Yup boy. Nasty boy. Gone to the auction a few weeks ago.

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:18 pm

The bottom pic looks like a pullet to me too. The silver lacing in her breast may go away (but not really) as she gets older, or it may get worse. Either way, she can pass that on to her chicks, so you should not breed her if you're wanting ameraucanas. I've had some spectacularly lovely easter eggers come from blacks carrying silver!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:01 am

Shnookie wrote:QR_BBPOST This one is a female, I think. It is the only one I hatched from some eggs I bought. They were supposed to be pure Ameraucanas. Has anyone seen striping like she has in her chest feathers before? Do you know if it will go away? It wasn't there when she was small. She is 7 weeks old in the picture.

Looks like a pullet and no the stripes won't go away.