ilovechickens Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Back in august I brought two bantams-a faverolle bantam and an aracanua bantam-both of which were sold to me as female.....well guess what..one has remained seemingly female and a bantam! the other is a different matter altogether. Annie the aracanua is now Arthur (the very very large bantam) the cockerel!! Woke up one morning to a crowing noise and as we live in the country I thought it was someone elses noisy cockerel-no it was ours-crowing at girls!! Not quite sure what to do with him now-as I wont be getting the blue eggs I was after!! He is lovely looking but looks a bit nutty-and the other problem is the bantam faverolle (Ginny) is in love with him and follows him everywhere! Oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'd get back in touch with the supplier - depending on what age they were bought at, they ought to have been able to sex them reliably. In any event, a good breeder will happily offer you a pullet in exchange or a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Araucanas are blooming tricky to sex so most breeders wont let them go till they are sure. Some do slip through the net however If its only just started crowing now then I think the breeder possibly let it go a bit too early to be sure of its sex but give them the benefit of the doubt and ask for a replacement or refund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
