Saronne Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Can anyone out there give any advice on how to sex a Lavender Araucana? A 'friend' would like to know Thanks.. Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Any 'friend' we know? All I know is that they are notoriously difficult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 There is an article in practical poultry this month on Aras....says female comb should be very small, lost in the crest. And I have a `friend` too that is researching the very same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambles Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 hmmm my 'friend' is also interested in this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 There are a few threads in the 'hatching & raising chicks' section of the forum with young Aracaunas in that us members are trying to sex, mine included, so you might find some pointers there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 My 'friend' said thank you! Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solopuff Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Do you know what the article said about reddness of the comb by any chance please? My two 10 week olds both have pretty red but small combs hence my conclusion that they are boys but I'd hate to make a mistake.... One is redder than the other and crowing whereas the other isn't. It's really difficult to tell by plumage at this stage so no clues there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Do you know what the article said about reddness of the comb by any chance please? Ill scan it in now. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solopuff Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 How kind, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I have two 13 week old lavender bantams (bought at 10 weeks) and thought one may be a male so e-mailed Jason at Archieslittlegems for advice as he is very up on Araucanas and is one of only three breeders recognised on the Araucana club website. I have pasted his reply below if it helps anyone. "I don't mind you emailing at all, we are always only to pleased to help. Araucana's are funny birds, sometimes you can tell the sex from only a couple of weeks old yet other birds can be three months before any signs start to show, A cock birds comb can come at any age upto 20 weeks but there are other differences that you can look for, the saddle feathers will be longer as will the tail, the neck hackles will be thicker, the way the bird holds itself will be much different the cock birds stand more upright with their chests more pronounced, the cocks are very much bigger than the hens and they may shown more 'balding' on the face than the hen, I do have some cock birds with only a slight comb so you can't always tell by comb alone." Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thank you for the info! I knew it was supposed to be tricky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
