Posts by hdowden

the light one with black skin and all probably is a 2nd or 3rd generation silkie mix but its hard to tell what a bird is mixed with

cockerel and looks to have a rose comb making it a dom and not a barred rock plus the pattern looks to be more of the cuckoo pattern rather than straight on barring

shes an easter egger and hes a brahma

they are mixes

no those are not frizzles but would be perfect for breeding. when breeding you always use a smooth feathered bird and a frizzled bird. you will get a 50/50 split with half being frizzled and the other half with normal feathering. if...

black sex link

that is 100% cockerel should start crowing and showing other cockerel signs around 13+ weeks of age

all silikies will have blue ear lobes its one of the trade marks of a silkie so not an indicator of gender

the crested ones have pullet coloring but the mottled one I would watch should be another week or 2 and you should know for sure based on feather development

both have the cuckoo pattern and both look like cockerels