Breed question

Irajoe · Sep 29, 2015

Can anyone tell me the breed of the 2 day old chicks shown below? The eggs came from a mixed yard of RIR, Reds, and Plymouth Rocks. If either is a red, is the darker color a female?

In the 1st picture, I'm most interested in know what the one is with the dark stripe on its head.

Thank you!

donrae · Sep 30, 2015

Unless both parents are the same breed, the chicks are mixed breed birds. No way to sex at this young age.

BantamLover21 · Sep 30, 2015

donrae said:
Unless both parents are the same breed, the chicks are mixed breed birds. No way to sex at this young age.

x2

Chicken Girl1 · Sep 30, 2015

donrae said:
Unless both parents are the same breed, the chicks are mixed breed birds. No way to sex at this young age.

x3

Irajoe · Sep 30, 2015

Thanks for the responses...very helpful.

If any of the chicks are not mixed, they'd be either the Plymouth Rock or RIR. I should have made clear that I wasn't looking as much for certainty in the breed as much as whether either of them favored what a Plymouth Rock or RIR would look like when newly hatched.

And, I wasn't considering that the sex link trait would be lost in the case of a mixed Red.

Thanks again.

donrae · Sep 30, 2015

What color Rock?

Irajoe · Sep 30, 2015

Thanks for asking...white rock.

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