Breed and/or Gender?

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7/4/12 at 9:39pm

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Was told my chicks may be Rhode Island Red, Jersey Giant, Ameracauna and New Hampshire Red. Can anyone comment on the breeds and or genders if possible? We were told they were 8 weeks old and were hens. Thank you in advance.

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7/5/12 at 6:56am

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They all look like hens, but are a bit too far away to see breeds.

Friesians, Sebrights, Barnevelders, Araucanas, Cream Legbars, Dutch Bantams, Vorwerks, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben, a Sabelpoot and a few crosses .

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Friesians, Sebrights, Barnevelders, Araucanas, Cream Legbars, Dutch Bantams, Vorwerks, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben, a Sabelpoot and a few crosses .

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7/5/12 at 7:09am

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Assuming the breeds you mentioned are the only ones you might have gotten, from L to R, I'd say, RI Red, Jersey Giant, Ameraucana and NH Red. Looks like you got one of each. From the angle and size of the photo, it's difficult to be certain. No signs of combs yet, so most likely all pullets. Ameraucanas are especially hard to distinguish from my own experience so far.

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Parents of assorted small flocks of LF and Bantam Cochins, Silkies, LF Andalusian, WFBS, Dominiques, Buff Orpingtons, EE, GSL, BSL, Phoenix, Sumatra, Yokohamas, Faverolles, Orps, Std/Bantam Barred Rocks, RIR and one lonesome Lavender D'Anvers roo and more.

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7/5/12 at 8:46am

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Yeah, try getting a closer picture. I can't tell if you have an EE or an Ameraucana. But I think you've got all hens, unless the EE/Ameraucana had red/rusty plumage scattered on it's back, then it's a boy.

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14 chickens, 4 bunnies, 2 dogs, 8 fish. I am the ~Chicken Whisper~
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http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/what-is-wrong-with-my-egg <---My page on eggshells & yolks chickens can lay.Check it out!!

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7/5/12 at 9:20am

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Ok, I just took a picture of each one of them. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

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7/5/12 at 9:39am

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I believe she told you correctly, except on the Ameraucana. That is an Easter Egger as it does not fit under the 8 recognized colours they come in.

The black one may be a Black Sex Link with the copper in the chest, but I'll let someone else answer that one.

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7/5/12 at 9:47am

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yup I think that the black ones black sex link... What colour are the bottom of its feet?

They all look like pullets except for the to one... I do have no experience with rhode island reds or production reds though so dont take my word very seriously

happy dad of a GSP and a BLRW and FBCM and a WL and a BR and a BA and a SS and an EE and a GLC

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happy dad of a GSP and a BLRW and FBCM and a WL and a BR and a BA and a SS and an EE and a GLC

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7/5/12 at 9:52am

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production red, black sex link, ee, and a new Hampshire

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7/16/12 at 2:08pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by questions543

yup I think that the black ones black sex link... What colour are the bottom of its feet?

They all look like pullets except for the to one... I do have no experience with rhode island reds or production reds though so dont take my word very seriously

The bottom of her feet are grey but the middle toe is yellow. Which one maybe does NOT look like a pullet?

We are actually beginning to wonder if the production red is a rooster. It is very, very vocal---squawking (like a nasal-like sound) all over the place and it is a trouble-maker since it is leading the others all over the place!!! It is doing chest bumps with the other 3 as well. I don't know if this means anything. Also, it's tail feathers are growing darker and more pointy toward the ends.

Here are some recent pictures: