Please help a newbie - no idea of breed or sex

[DunedinChicks]

Hi folks.

We got 2 Australorp (or we think they are Australorp) hens and a little cream hen with caramel flecks about a year ago. Little cream hen sadly passed away in January and our biggest Australorp girl then got broody. We got a dozen fertile eggs from a friend of a friend and our broody girl hatched out 6 of these. The chicks are coming up to 5 weeks old and I've been trying to figure out a) possible breed(s) and b) possible sex(es). I'm leaning towards the solitary little black one being a cockerel as it is the most outgoing and has the greatest comb/wattle development though this might be down to it being the first to hatch. Any help/advice would be most appreciated.

 

[cochin_kookoo]

I am not sure about breeds...the first one looks like a black breasted red something but they all look an awful lot like cockerels. I am seeing a lot of awfully red combs.

 

[DunedinChicks]

Three have quite prominent combs - little black one and two speckled/spotty ones. The little black one is very red, the other 2 less so to varying degrees. When do spurs start to form anyway? (I stupidly thought they'd have rudimentary ones straight out the egg!!!)

 

[ramirezframing]

the 2nd and 3rd pics are roos the first 3 chicks in the last photo are roos. roos dont get spurs til close to a year old, some hens can also get them too.

 

[Happy Chooks]

the 2nd and 3rd pics are roos the first 3 chicks in the last photo are roos. roos dont get spurs til close to a year old, some hens can also get them too.

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[DunedinChicks]

Just posting some updated photos.

 

[BlueCamas]

All of those look like cockerel mutts to me!

 

[DunedinChicks]

Yes, so they said earlier. However, last small photo of 3 on the step has surrogate mum in it (top left - in the middle of moulting). The only hen I am "sure" of is the little white one in the background in the cat picture. They're about 10 weeks old now, possibly a bit older.