CHICKEN BREED DISCUSSION THREAD!!

[Chicken Egg 17]

Roo or hen 18 weeks old checks out the best box but I'm confused.

Well if it hasn't started crowing yet I would say rooster and it looks like one to it might just be checking out the nesting boxes to make a nest for the hens my rooster does that

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok well I went to tractor supply today and the guy and my mom was telling me that the breed of theses chicks are called bantams I kept telling them there is no such breed but they wouldn't stop and because of that I was not allowed to get any which ruined my day they just had to argue with the chicken whisper so here is what they looked like are these silkies thanks

 

[jkurisko]

No crowing and no eggs. I'm sure a rooster but hopefully a hen.

 

[ronott1]

Roo or hen 18 weeks old checks out the best box but I'm confused.

The coloring is light and I am fairly sure I see hackle and saddle feathers.

It looks like a cockerel.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Yes I would say a rooster just might take a few more weeks I geuss but I am have a similar question but it is not about sex it's about breed I had posted a pic of two chicks that is what they looked like at tractor supply and they are trying to tell me the breed is bantams but I think they are silkies just as I have been looking for so any help would be appreciated

 

[keesmom]

Roo or hen 18 weeks old checks out the best box but I'm confused.

Cockerel. He could be lying low to avoid your dominant male.

 

[keesmom]

Yes I would say a rooster just might take a few more weeks I geuss but I am have a similar question but it is not about sex it's about breed I had posted a pic of two chicks that is what they looked like at tractor supply and they are trying to tell me the breed is bantams but I think they are silkies just as I have been looking for so any help would be appreciated

Hatchery quality silkies.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Is that what u think they are or that's what u know they are thanks

 

[keesmom]

I can guarantee those are white silkies. They probably won't be great examples of the breed though.

 

[jbkirk]

The coloring is light and I am fairly sure I see hackle and saddle feathers.

It looks like a cockerel.

@ronott1 It seems you are always sexing based on the feathers, what are different about them from a hens?(other than the tail) Is it that the base/back neck feathers are longer? That the feathers right in front of the tail are longer? or both? And where exactly are the hackle feathers?
I usually sex based on the comb, but I figure that the more methods I use, the more accurate I will be for the most part.