I'm not sure of breed or sex

Michael OShay said:

How old are your birds? I agree that the white one is a White Leghorn, but in the profile shot of it (4th picture down), unless it is younger than I think it is, it looks like a pullet to me. Also, given the lightness its red shade and the lack of body depth, I think the red one is actually a Production Red pullet although it may well have been marketed by a hatchery as a Rhode Island Red. Technically speaking, there is little or no difference between Production Reds, hatchery quality Rhode Island Reds, and hatchery quality New Hampshires except the specific shade of red. If their red gene birds are of a darker shade of red (closer to mahogany), the hatcheries usually market them as RIRs. If they are of a lighter shade of red (closer to chestnut), they usually market them as New Hampshires (or sometimes by the totally incorrect name of New Hampshire Reds). And if the shade of red is somewhere down the middle or uneven, they market them as Production Reds.

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CherriesBrood said:

Yes, but I think that's a differnt white leghorn.

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