Our girl is 11 months old and doesn't look anything like the Cinnamon Queen Tractor Supply said she was. As a chick she was "chipmunk" coloring (which fits a CQ) but her body shape and feathering does not match. She's also bantam sized. If she had fuzzy feet, I'd say she was a partridge Cochin...
Got this little darling at Tractor Supply in the assorted bantam bin. I absolutely LOVE her coloring. I think she looks like an old Hollywood actress wearing a fur stole. We named her Marilyn.
Update: now that the girls are grown, I can tell that the black one turned out to be a Black Australorp, and the white one is definitely an Easter Egger of some sort. She lays me a green egg almost every day. Thanks everyone for your help!
We are being given some chickens. They are all about 5 years old. The hens (non-laying) will go in the stewpot, but I'm told that the RIR rooster is a real sweetheart. We have a Silver Phoenix roo right now who is decidedly NOT a sweetheart, and would like to maybe keep the RIR and get rid of...
Update: you all were correct on the genders! Two of the cockerels were re-homed and one ended up in the stewpot soon after he found his voice. The three pullets ended up being great egg layers. Lost one the brown one to a predator, but the two white ones are still giving 1-2 eggs every day, even...
We inherited a flock of 17 chickens. They are all hatchery birds. In the mix were these two beauties. I'm pretty sure they are White Leghorn, but figured you all would be the ones to ask.
Also, can you tell of they are hens or cockerels? We've only had them a week and no eggs yet so no...
Part of our recently inherited flock included these two. They look to be the same breed, just different colors. I can't figure out how to even do a search to start looking. I have narrowed their age down to 15-19 weeks.
We just inherited 17 chickens last week (yay!) and I'm trying to figure out their breeds. In these pictures I give my best guesses after numerous internet searches. I'd love it if you all can help with these. I've tried to include pics that show plumage, combs/wattles, and legs to aid in...
Thanks so far for the responses. I got some updated, better pictures today. We'll see if the thoughts are the same with better pics. As to @Wyandottes7 question, I have no idea what type of chickens they have. My friend doesn't know their breed names (weird, I know :-). And I've never seen them...
We got these chicks from friends who have a very mixed flock (several different rooster and hen breeds). They are about three weeks old in the first pics. At that point I had no clue what they might be. I include these pics because I know what they look like very young can help identify...