Hen or Rooster?

mamachick03 · May 2, 2016

Hi, I'm new to raising chickens and was given 4 chicks from a family friend and I'm unsure on the sex/breed of them so im hoping if I post pics someone will be able to help me out and also the lady that had the chickens before me dyed them all different colors :-/ but almost all of the color has faded except for their heads.

ChickenLover200 · May 3, 2016

I see one-possibly two cockerels. I was thinking Leghorn off the bat, but do they have black spots? I thought I saw some on the one hen's back.

mamachick03 · May 3, 2016

Yes,one has black spots, i wanna say that they are around 6-7 weeks but I could be off

ChickenLover200 · May 3, 2016

Maybe more like 7-8 weeks. Theone could be a Delaware, but I'm probably wrong...

dries86 · May 3, 2016

second pic: I think 3 cockerels up, 1 pullet in the back

mamachick03 · May 3, 2016

Thats what I was worried about, thinking i need to go get some more pullets, should I keep all 3 roosters or will they fight?

dries86 · May 3, 2016

If they grew up together chances are they will get along. Although 1 rooster would need around 4 hens each, otherwise the hens will be annoyed.

3 roosters with only 1 hen is way too much and not recommended.

Angie8eggs · May 3, 2016

I would visit your local farm store or order chicks on line for all those fellas! They little girl will REALLY be annoyed, and featherless

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