Gender guess and breed, 4 weeks old chicks 🐣

[Josip]

Lets play gender guess game

 

[NatJ]

Males:
1, 5, 6, 7, 10

Others might be males that just aren't obvious to me yet, or they might be females.

Regarding breed: where did they come from? That often helps sort them out, by giving an idea of what possible breeds or mixes. (For example, a backyard flock can produce mixes that would never be available from a hatchery, while some hatchery breeds or mixes are unlikely to come from a backyard flock.)

#2 looks like a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte

#3 might be a Black Sexlink male. I'm more sure of the "male" than the "Black Sexlink" part.

#4 might be a Blue Cochin. I can't see the comb: Cochins have single combs, any other comb type would mean it is not a Cochin.

#5 might a Marans-mix Olive Egger or dark brown layer (male, so never will lay eggs.) I don't think the barring is right for him to be a Cuckoo Marans (males of any Cuckoo or Barred breed should have two barring genes, which means more white barring than what this bird is showing. So I think he is probably a Marans/something mix, with only one barring gene.)

#9 looks like it might have a pea comb, and it does have green legs. It is probably an Easter Egger of some sort.

#10 has a naked neck, so "Naked Neck" is probably what he is.

#13 might be a Rhode Island Red, or a New Hampshire, or a Production Red, or certain kinds of Red Sexlink, or Starlight Green Egger, or Whiting True Green, or a few other options. I expect this bird to grow up with red feathers and a black tail, and of course it should continue to have the single comb and the yellow feet.

#18 makes me think of an Egyptian Fayoumi, but I think the leg color is wrong, and there are various mixes (plus a few other breeds) that could also look like this at present. I expect the pattern in the feathers to change over the next few molts as the chick grows, so it's a bit hard to tell now what the final pattern will be.

The all-black ones could be Jersey Giants (yellow toes/soles of feet), or Australorps or Andalusians (white toes/soles of feet), or Black Sexlink females (except the ones that are males), or various mixes, or probably a few breeds I've failed to think of.

For the rest, I don't know at present, but it may become more obvious as they get older.

 

[Josip]

Males:
1, 5, 6, 7, 10

Others might be males that just aren't obvious to me yet, or they might be females.

Regarding breed: where did they come from? That often helps sort them out, by giving an idea of what possible breeds or mixes. (For example, a backyard flock can produce mixes that would never be available from a hatchery, while some hatchery breeds or mixes are unlikely to come from a backyard flock.)

#2 looks like a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte

#3 might be a Black Sexlink male. I'm more sure of the "male" than the "Black Sexlink" part.

#4 might be a Blue Cochin. I can't see the comb: Cochins have single combs, any other comb type would mean it is not a Cochin.

#5 might a Marans-mix Olive Egger or dark brown layer (male, so never will lay eggs.) I don't think the barring is right for him to be a Cuckoo Marans (males of any Cuckoo or Barred breed should have two barring genes, which means more white barring than what this bird is showing. So I think he is probably a Marans/something mix, with only one barring gene.)

#9 looks like it might have a pea comb, and it does have green legs. It is probably an Easter Egger of some sort.

#10 has a naked neck, so "Naked Neck" is probably what he is.

#13 might be a Rhode Island Red, or a New Hampshire, or a Production Red, or certain kinds of Red Sexlink, or Starlight Green Egger, or Whiting True Green, or a few other options. I expect this bird to grow up with red feathers and a black tail, and of course it should continue to have the single comb and the yellow feet.

#18 makes me think of an Egyptian Fayoumi, but I think the leg color is wrong, and there are various mixes (plus a few other breeds) that could also look like this at present. I expect the pattern in the feathers to change over the next few molts as the chick grows, so it's a bit hard to tell now what the final pattern will be.

The all-black ones could be Jersey Giants (yellow toes/soles of feet), or Australorps or Andalusians (white toes/soles of feet), or Black Sexlink females (except the ones that are males), or various mixes, or probably a few breeds I've failed to think of.

For the rest, I don't know at present, but it may become more obvious as they get older.

Thaks a lot

 

[NatJ]

Thaks a lot

I just noticed you are in Croatia.

I am in the USA, so I was thinking of breeds that are common in this country. The breeds available in your country might be different, which means my guesses are more likely to be wrong.

I don't think I am wrong about which ones are males. And the one I called a "Naked Neck" does still have a bare neck (but might be a different breed with that trait, rather than the kind called "Naked Neck" or "Turken" in the USA.)

 

[Josip]

I just noticed you are in Croatia.

I am in the USA, so I was thinking of breeds that are common in this country. The breeds available in your country might be different, which means my guesses are more likely to be wrong.

I don't think I am wrong about which ones are males. And the one I called a "Naked Neck" does still have a bare neck (but might be a different breed with that trait, rather than the kind called "Naked Neck" or "Turken" in the USA.)

Hi there , yes am in Croatia .

I ordered egg online from mix flock of 30 breeds. The man have onlY pure breeds Like 2 rooster and 8 hens of each breed. And he used keep them separate but this year he was sick and let them all be together ..so they can be pure breed or mix breed

 

[NatJ]

Hi there , yes am in Croatia .

I ordered egg online from mix flock of 30 breeds. The man have onlY pure breeds Like 2 rooster and 8 hens of each breed. And he used keep them separate but this year he was sick and let them all be together ..so they can be pure breed or mix breed

In that case, many of them will be mixes.

Do you know what breeds the man has? That might help figure out some of the mixes (for example, if he only has one kind with a rose comb, or with a pea comb, or with feathered feet, we would know one parent of some of the chicks, by looking for those traits.)

 

[Josip]

In that case, many of them will be mixes.

Do you know what breeds the man has? That might help figure out some of the mixes (for example, if he only has one kind with a rose comb, or with a pea comb, or with feathered feet, we would know one parent of some of the chicks, by looking for those traits.)j

In that case, many of them will be mixes.

Do you know what breeds the man has? That might help figure out some of the mixes (for example, if he only has one kind with a rose comb, or with a pea comb, or with feathered feet, we would know one parent of some of the chicks, by looking for those traits.)

I know for sure i saw some jersey ginats, bilefelders, EE, faveroles, wijandotes, naked neckS, some barred with feathered feets, wait i have some pic

 

[NatJ]

I know for sure i saw some jersey ginats, bilefelders, EE, faveroles, wijandotes, naked neckS, some barred with feathered feets, wait i have some pic

Quite the variety!

In that case:

--the black ones have at least one black parent. #1, 7, 15, 17 look black. Black females might have a mother that was black with white barring rather than any solid black parent.

--chicks with white barring have at least one parent with white barring. #3 and #5 have white barring on black, so either they have a parent that is black with white barring, or they could have one black parent and one parent that is other-color with white barring (like Bielefelder). I can't decide whether #10 has white barring or not (it's hard to tell on a bird with so much white.) If it does have white barring, then one parent is probably a Bielefelder.

-- #4 and #16 look blue. That probably comes from having one black parent, and one parent that shows blue or splash (like a Splash Laced Wyandotte or Blue Laced Wyandotte). I definitely see some Splash Laced Red Wyandottes in one picture. Or either blue chick could have one solid blue parent and one parent of another color, but I don't see any solid blues in the pictures (there might be some in the flock that just didn't get in the camera's view.)

-- #4 and #5 have feathered feet, so they must have a parent with feathered feet.

-- #2 definitely has a rose comb, and I think a few others do as well. Rose combs are easier to see from the front of the chick, because they are wider than the other comb types, and mostly flat at this age. Any chick with a rose comb has a parent with a rose comb (like a Wyandotte.)

-- #9 probably has a pea comb. That would mean it has a parent with a pea comb: probably an Easter Egger parent, since I'm not noticing any other pea-comb types in the breed list or the photos.

-- #2 is probably a pure Wyandotte, given how nice the lacing looks. I don't think you could get that quality of lacing by crossing a laced bird with a non-laced bird. One parent is probably a Blue Laced Red or Splash Laced Red, but the other might be some other color of Laced Wyandotte (for example, Splash Laced Red rooster with Silver Laced hen could produce a Blue Laced Red pullet.)

--#10 has a naked neck, so it has at least one parent with a naked neck. The same goes for any other chick with a naked neck.

-- #6, 9, 11, 13, 19 probably have at least one parent that shows red or gold parent (Rhode Island Red, Bielefelder, Wyandotte with red in the pattern, etc.) It is likely that each of these chicks has two parents with such colors, but that is likely not certain.

--#8, 10, 12, 14, 18 have a pattern of black and silver. They should have at least one parent that shows silver (such as a Silver Laced Wyandotte.) Their other parent might show red/gold or might show silver, but probably is not solid black or black with white barring. #8 is showing silver with some red leakage, so probably has one parent with Silver and one with red.

--If any chicks grow muff/beard on the face (puffy cheeks), that would mean they have a parent with that trait (Faverolles, some Easter Eggers, possibly other breeds.)

--If any chicks grow a crest of feathers on their head, that means they have a parent with that trait (I spotted at least one crested hen in one of the photos.)

Overall, I think most of the chicks are mixes, and I think most of them have several possibilities for parents. #2 is probably a pure Wyandotte. Some of the all-black ones might be pure Jersey Giants, but they could just as easily be a mix of Jersey Giant and something else. Most such mixes would look just like pure Jersey Giants at this age.

 

[Josip]

Quite the variety!

In that case:

--the black ones have at least one black parent. #1, 7, 15, 17 look black. Black females might have a mother that was black with white barring rather than any solid black parent.

--chicks with white barring have at least one parent with white barring. #3 and #5 have white barring on black, so either they have a parent that is black with white barring, or they could have one black parent and one parent that is other-color with white barring (like Bielefelder). I can't decide whether #10 has white barring or not (it's hard to tell on a bird with so much white.) If it does have white barring, then one parent is probably a Bielefelder.

-- #4 and #16 look blue. That probably comes from having one black parent, and one parent that shows blue or splash (like a Splash Laced Wyandotte or Blue Laced Wyandotte). I definitely see some Splash Laced Red Wyandottes in one picture. Or either blue chick could have one solid blue parent and one parent of another color, but I don't see any solid blues in the pictures (there might be some in the flock that just didn't get in the camera's view.)

-- #4 and #5 have feathered feet, so they must have a parent with feathered feet.

-- #2 definitely has a rose comb, and I think a few others do as well. Rose combs are easier to see from the front of the chick, because they are wider than the other comb types, and mostly flat at this age. Any chick with a rose comb has a parent with a rose comb (like a Wyandotte.)

-- #9 probably has a pea comb. That would mean it has a parent with a pea comb: probably an Easter Egger parent, since I'm not noticing any other pea-comb types in the breed list or the photos.

-- #2 is probably a pure Wyandotte, given how nice the lacing looks. I don't think you could get that quality of lacing by crossing a laced bird with a non-laced bird. One parent is probably a Blue Laced Red or Splash Laced Red, but the other might be some other color of Laced Wyandotte (for example, Splash Laced Red rooster with Silver Laced hen could produce a Blue Laced Red pullet.)

--#10 has a naked neck, so it has at least one parent with a naked neck. The same goes for any other chick with a naked neck.

-- #6, 9, 11, 13, 19 probably have at least one parent that shows red or gold parent (Rhode Island Red, Bielefelder, Wyandotte with red in the pattern, etc.) It is likely that each of these chicks has two parents with such colors, but that is likely not certain.

--#8, 10, 12, 14, 18 have a pattern of black and silver. They should have at least one parent that shows silver (such as a Silver Laced Wyandotte.) Their other parent might show red/gold or might show silver, but probably is not solid black or black with white barring. #8 is showing silver with some red leakage, so probably has one parent with Silver and one with red.

--If any chicks grow muff/beard on the face (puffy cheeks), that would mean they have a parent with that trait (Faverolles, some Easter Eggers, possibly other breeds.)

--If any chicks grow a crest of feathers on their head, that means they have a parent with that trait (I spotted at least one crested hen in one of the photos.)

Overall, I think most of the chicks are mixes, and I think most of them have several possibilities for parents. #2 is probably a pure Wyandotte. Some of the all-black ones might be pure Jersey Giants, but they could just as easily be a mix of Jersey Giant and something else. Most such mixes would look just like pure Jersey Giants at this age.

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