ZoeBunny Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 So, I have a serious case of Morehens Disease... Just collected a trio of 12-14 week old Lavender Araucanas and I'm wondering whether I've either hit the jackpot with 3 girls, or ended up with 1 or 2 boys. I'm pretty sure the purple ringed one is a girl and I think the palest one could be a boy. What do you think??? Any thoughts? I'm in love already but can only keep one boy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Have no idea, but they look lovely. You are lucky to be able to keep one boy if it turns out that way. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks Valerie Any ideas people? 91 views so far and no one else having a go at guessing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Is the one on the top left and the bottom right the same chicken, if so I think that's a boy. The other 2 look like girls. Remember though I'm not very good at this sexing, but I did have 2 araucana ladies and I've just checked back on my photos. Fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 If they were sold to you as a trio, then one will be a cockerel. I'm guessing that it is the darker one without the purple leg band. A trio is 2 hens and one cockerel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Is that the same one as I said egluntyne. I was going by the tail feathers and the beak. The other 2 have that lovely swept back headgear typical of girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 the one at the back left in the bottom photo looks like a boy going by it's tail feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's the one I said. Yey I might be right at last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 The lighter chick in the left of pic 1 is the same one on the far right in pic 2, no leg ring. The one on the right in pic 1 with the pink leg ring is the one on the far left back in pic 2 You can see the purple ringed one is in the centre of both pics. I ringed the two I thought were girls, but the pink ringed one has confused me. It acts like a boy but is facially identical to the purple ringed one. The palest one with no ring looks most like a boy. They were sold as a trio but the breeder was clueless as he'd hatched from bought in eggs, so his trio simple meant the first 3 birds he could catch :sigh: I didn't mind really as I got them for a steal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 What do you mean when you say it acts like a boy. Arauncanas from my experience are quite tough cookies, and they're still really young. Look around the beak of the one with no leg ring, it's pink, that's where the wattles and comb will grow. The girls shouldn't have a comb. I think you've come up trumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Fab.. thats what I was hoping! The pale one is going to make a cracking cockerel (the breeder thought that was a pullet) but I had my suspicions. The pink ringed one is very alert and bolshy which is what I meant by acting like a boy.. of course that doesn't make it male, but I haven't had much experience with araucanas. None of them.have showed any signs if crowing. Here's a better pic of them today, meeting our Border Terrier puppy Bertie for the first time Thanks everyone, much appreciated x Edited September 1, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 the one at the back left in the bottom photo looks like a boy going by it's tail feathers That's the one with the pink leg ring.. argh.. see my confusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think SJP is talking about the same one as me. The one at the front of your new photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think SJP is talking about the same one as me. The one at the front of your new photo I hope so.. You and I are in agreement but SJP said the left one in the bottom photo which is the pink one. Hope she meant the left on in the 'top' photo, then we all agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think the one at the back in this photo pink ring is a boy the one in the front no ring is a girl the one on the right purple ring I'm not sure about but it could turn out to be a boy depending on which photo you look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzieLloyd Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Theyre gorgeous - very jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think the one at the back in this photo pink ring is a boy the one in the front no ring is a girl the one on the right purple ring I'm not sure about but it could turn out to be a boy depending on which photo you look at Fiddlesticks!... oh well... as long as I get ONE girl I'll be happy with that, I'll just have to get her another lady friend and rehome one of the boys (If I can) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 And I thought I was right for once . Never mind I'll get the hang of it one day. I know how to sex cream legbars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 And I thought I was right for once . Never mind I'll get the hang of it one day. I know how to sex cream legbars I'm mainly basing my thought on the tails and feathers on the backs of the 2 with rings they look like the male cream legbar crosses that I've hatched the pink ring looks like it's got a tail plume feather or 2 and the start of a 'saddle' but I could be totally wrong in the way I'm reading the photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think the one with the pink ring is a bloke. At the risk of repeating myself, if the were sold as a trio then there will be two hens and one cockerel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 It's ok SJP, I really want to learn how to do this, but get it wrong every time . I'll get there one day. Does SJP stand for Sarah Jessica Parker ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think I can see now. The saddle feathers sweep a different way and there are some longer more distinctive tail feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) http://thechickenstreet.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/araucana-sexing-not-so-simple/ See if you can copy and paste this link. It's very interesting Edited September 2, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 It's ok SJP, I really want to learn how to do this, but get it wrong every time . I'll get there one day. Does SJP stand for Sarah Jessica Parker ? no it's Stephen John the P is the first letter of my surname most call me Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Add to the 'Where is Beantree?' Thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
