3 and 8 are Sapphire Olive Eggers
4 and 6 are Black Australorps or Black Jersey Giants (Check the bottom of their feet, yellow=Jersey, pinkish white/grey=Australorp),
5 is either an Easter or Olive Egger (for what it's worth, I have an Olive Egger from last spring who looks identical to her)
7...
That is definitely a pullet. Coming from someone who has them and also had several pullets who looked like this at that age, don't worry. Her comb isn't bright red like a cockerel would be at that age, and cockerels would have an almost fully black or brown chest as well.
Can I turn the eggs too much during the incubation process? I am building an incubator that will rotate the eggs, is 8 times in one day (rotates every 3 hours) too much? I know that the eggs really only need to be rotated 3-5 times per day but I like the 3 hour intervals better because it gives...
#2 and #4 look like similar to Olive Eggers maybe and #3 is definitely a Barred Rock. I'd check the color of the bottom of #1's feet because that may help with identification.
This is Changa, she hatched out on April 6th, and we bought her from My Pet Chicken Hatchery. I was looking at her today and she seems to have red waddles growing in which I'm not too thrilled about. Am I actually looking at a cockerel?
1 and 2 both look like Amber Links. 3 could be an Black Australorp or Jersey Giant depending on the bottom of the foot color, yellow=Jersey and white/pink=Australorp. 4 is a Black Sex Link. They all are hens.
Family Farm and Home last spring. I'm not sure who they get chicks from though. I asked the employees but they just shrugged and said they unload the boxes when they get delivered and put up the breed signs.