A life on the line! Ameraucana sexing.

[Kafen]

Hello!

I’m processing my first chickens tomorrow and I have one that I’m on the fence about. I certainly don’t want to process them if they’re a pullet! I’m leaning towards a cockerel, but their brother has such a bright red comb and is crowing like crazy (you can see his comb in the very back). I haven’t heard anything from this one though. Maybe a late bloomer? Don’t want to get this wrong though, because it’s an easygoing bird and very pretty.

Pure Ameraucana, 14 weeks old. What are your thoughts? The other ones that I think are pullets have barely any comb at all (light grey, right behind this one) and this one’s is quite thick. I also see some pointed saddle feathers.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

X2, probably a boy

 

[CluckerFamily]

Cockerel

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Doesn’t look pure. And a boy.

 

[sourland]

Bird in the foreground is a cockerel.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Cock-a-doddle roo! Poor fella...

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Maybe you can keep the pretty guy?

 

[Weeg]

Poor guy, can you keep him as you rooster? If he’s easy going and all.

 

[JedJackson]

The bird in question is absolutely a cockerel. And I have to agree with TheOddOneOut, these birds are not purebred.