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post #1 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:12pm
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So I'm pretty new to actually owning chickens, and I now have three.  Two from a close friend, and a third from someone at work.  Each had their reasons for giving them up.  Anywho, I know the two from my friend are roughly 6-8 week old females, just don't know what breed they're a mix of.  As for the third, it's either a Rhode Island Red or mix of that, between 8-10 weeks, just don't know the gender.  Help please? =]

 

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Edit:  Ok, so I was just speaking to my friend who said the pullets are not actually mixes but red comets.  They're also between 6-7 weeks old now.  I know she told me this before, but I completely forgot... ^^;;;;;


Edited by MidnightWhisper - 8/8/12 at 6:05pm
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post #2 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:20pm
The other 2 are mixes and they do have pretty big combs for 6-8 weeks. The RIR is for sure a young cockerel.

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post #3 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:22pm

Looks like a rooster to me as well.
 

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post #4 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:31pm
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I've been thinking it's a roo, but I also have experiened people telling me they think otherwise.

I could be wrong on the age of the two pullets though.  I can't remember exactly how old.  I'll have to ask my friend again.  She raised them from just a few days.  They're super friendly and social - no fuss if you pick them up, and if you pick up one, the other flies up too!

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post #5 of 10
8/8/12 at 6:33pm

Well, the comets are pullets. They're a sex link breed, so the reddish/goldish color means hen. 

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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post #6 of 10
8/8/12 at 6:41pm

The Comets are of course pullets, and the RIR is a roo.

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post #7 of 10
8/8/12 at 8:32pm

The first two pullets are sexlinks  And the roo is either a production red, or new hampshire, got any close ups of him?

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post #8 of 10
8/8/12 at 8:43pm
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Only the two pics I posted above. He's difficult to get a good pic of. Probably because he's still nervous of me.
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post #9 of 10
8/8/12 at 8:45pm

I'm leaning towards production red as I c an tell

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post #10 of 10
8/8/12 at 8:48pm

And then again it could be a HQ RIR   hu.gif

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