Breed guesses?

[mlcrowley]

We got these ladies from a guy that couldn't remember what breeds they all are. We've made our guesses based on some really in depth research (Google chicken pictures), but I'm really interested to see what you guys think. The first pic is Ethel and Vesta (Ethel in front, Vesta behind her). Second pic from left to right is Roz, Lucy, and Maevis. Third pic is Merlin. Both Vesta and Maevis have the cheek puffs going on. All have tails.

 

[henny1129]

Ethel is a Barred Rock and Vesta is a beautiful Easter Egger. Roz is a Red Sex Link. Lucy looks like she is a Rhode Island Red. And Maevis is an Easter Egger too. I'm not sure on Merlin, I'm not good with roosters.

 

[junebuggena]

Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Red sexlink, Production red. Merlin is also an Easter Egger.

 

[Gray Farms]

Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Red sexlink, Production red. Merlin is also an Easter Egger.

x2, my thoughts exactly

 

[junebuggena]

Yay! Thank you all for the responses. That's exactly what we thought for Ethel (she was the easy one), and for the EE's. We couldn't decide on Roz, but Red Sex Link was our closest guess. As for Lucy, we were guessing RIR, but I hadn't heard of Production Red, what are the differences? I'll have to get a better picture of Vesta, you can hardly see her in the one above, she really is gorgeous.

Thanks again!!

Production Reds are generic red birds that don't really meet the breed standard for Rhode Island Reds. Most hatchery sourced Rhode Island Reds are really Production Reds.

 

[henny1129]

Production Reds are generic red birds that don't really meet the breed standard for Rhode Island Reds. Most hatchery sourced Rhode Island Reds are really Production Reds.

X2, I should have confirmed that she looked like a hatchery quality RIR/Production Red.

 

[mlcrowley]

Yay! Thank you all for the responses. That's exactly what we thought for Ethel (she was the easy one), and for the EE's. We couldn't decide on Roz, but Red Sex Link was our closest guess. As for Lucy, we were guessing RIR, but I hadn't heard of Production Red, what are the differences? I'll have to get a better picture of Vesta, you can hardly see her in the one above, she really is gorgeous.

Thanks again!!

 

[mlcrowley]

Thank you!

 

[BantamLover21]

Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Red sexlink, Production red. Merlin is also an Easter Egger.

Agreed

 

[chicks are life]

I need to know the color of Vesta the hen in the front eating out of the feed bowl ( can only see back) my hen has the exact colors and I need to find her colors!