Are they what sex i think they are ?

[davefromthechipie]

hey.
Just wanted to see if im right on the sex.
I did post this on a US site but it always ends up becoming a araucanas breed fight as they have dif standards to us

Here go's

the top 4 are about 13 weeks of age

This ones a no brainer .
Ara black/red



arau red/black Im guessing its a hen



arau black ... red around the eyes etc ...Male ?



arau black . No red on wings /around the eyes hen ?


This next lot are about 2 weeks younger .

[davefromthechipie]

Ls
Im not sure about this one It can look very male at times and spar >< Yet going but the lack of redness and woddle at this age ( going by other pics iv seen on here it could be a hen)


French copper maran . Im guessing its a hen , its got no red on wings only around the neck


Lav bant ara . seems to have more redish around the face But stand/walks like a girl Still i think its not ><


So do u think im right
Many thanks
david

[MaureenHall]

Haven't got a clue!!!! But they're very pretty

[RichmondHens]

Can't help you with the araucanas - have got two araucana crosses and the jury's still out on those (7 weeks old). The light sussex is a hen. The maran looks like a hen too. They all look very sweet little birds.

[Chocolate Brownie]

I think that the copper maran and the sussex is female as they don't have big red combs but I maybe wrong

[Chocolate Brownie]

mum thinks the aracuna has attatued so it may be a cockral

[davefromthechipie]

Thanks all it all helps i get them up for sale apart from the black ,black/red arau

mum thinks the aracuna has attatued so it may be a cockral

I think your mums right his going to make a very poor meal if i cant find a home for him :/ still il wait till he starts to make noise & neighbors complain

[Snadger]

Can't help you with the araucanas - have got two araucana crosses and the jury's still out on those (7 weeks old). The light sussex is a hen. The maran looks like a hen too. They all look very sweet little birds.

I'd agree with you on this one RH!

[HayleyB]

Lovely birds Dave, CB and I both thought the sussex and maran were hens, like CB said the Lav bant looks like it has ATTITUDE (spelling CB ) so we bet cockerel (sorry ). The top red black - male, the arau red/black looks like a tart, Arau black red around eyes shouts male, and the arau black - not the foggiest.
Good luck

[Hilary B]

I don't know araucanas well enough to say for sure, but on the whole I would go by the shape of the neck feathers. Pointy neck feathers tend to be a cockerel thing....
On that basis the plain black one is female, and the red/blacks probably male. The LS and maran, I agree, look like girls (neck feather shape again). Lavender, rounded neck feathers again, female (but like I said, that breed might be different in such matters for all I know, the only real pure breds I ever owned were my big, fluffy, cuddly cochins).

[davefromthechipie]

Thanks all I guess il have to wait on the black and lav ara Im so pleased they haven't started making any noise yet .
Off topic But my next door neighbor wants to buy one from me the LS or Maran They are both pure breeds But dont want to over charge her ....was thinking about £15 I know the place we get eggs charge £25 but i'v seen ones for about £10 ( think they are mixed ). Think that's fare ?

[HayleyB]

I paid £18 each for the Magpie and White Star, but for the Blues and Cou Cou Marans next week they are £12.50 each. I think £15 is fair..

[Suechooks]

I paid £25 in total (£8,£9,£8)for my Black Rock, Bluebelle and Sussex at 15 weeks and £11 for my Amber Rock - all hybrids. Pure breeds here tend to be around £16 at 16 weeks unless they're rare then obviously more.