Roo or Hens? Mixed chicks with silkie and standard size. All black. 5 weeks old.

[Donishiwa]

So there are 4 and two look like the first picture, little comb coming up, and a little round. The other two have no comb what so ever. Any guesses? Breeds were possible mom buff Orpington, barred rock, and light brahma. Dad was a silken silkie.

 

[nuthatched]

First one is a cockerel. I'd say the rock was the mom. Tail feathers don't mean anything at this age.

 

[Donishiwa]

First one is a cockerel. I'd say the rock was the mom. Tail feathers don't mean anything at this age.

Weirdly enough, there's a 5th I didn't bother taking a picture of. He has the barred coloring and is clearly a boy.

 

[nuthatched]

Weirdly enough, there's a 5th I didn't bother taking a picture of. He has the barred coloring and is clearly a boy.

That's because cockchicks take after their moms and henchicks take after their daddies. :]

 

[Donishiwa]

That's because cockchicks take after their moms and henchicks take after their daddies. :]

Ok that's what I thought. But you said you think that first one is a roo but he doesn't have the barred coloring. Course just might not have gotten the gene. I had read that barred rock gene was passed to roos and not females in barred crosses? Or does that not happen every time.

 

[nuthatched]

Ok that's what I thought. But you said you think that first one is a roo but he doesn't have the barred coloring. Course just might not have gotten the gene. I had read that barred rock gene was passed to roos and not females in barred crosses? Or does that not happen every time.

Hmm, what color is the silkie?

 

[Donishiwa]

Hmm, what color is the silk

Hmm, what color is the silkie?

Dad was white.

 

[nuthatched]

Dad was white.

Ok, so according to http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm
Both the light brahma and the barred rock could make black chicks but it's not the brahma as the chicks have straight combs, which means your silkie has a straight comb or has the genes for straight comb.

 

[Donishiwa]

Alrighty....so pic one male, pic 2 could go either way, and the two with no combs at all are probably females?

 

[Donishiwa]

That's a really cool site though. We had a friend who took our eggs and got a chick that was yellow. All our eggs that hatched were black.