It's almost 3 years later and in case someone was wondering: Yes, the first one is a pullet and her name is Apple Sweety Pie per my daughter. She lays beautiful brown eggs. Picture below from today :love
The black one we gave back to the breeder under the strong assumption he's a boy.
Here's an update at 9 weeks old! Thanks everyone for helping me guess, and hopefully these pictures might help someone, too! I'm pretty sure I have them figured out now.
#1 is a pullet and #2 is a cockerel - Would you all agree?
Chick 1 - Speckled Sussex:
Chick 2 -
Hey, I wanted to send an update on these two, almost 7 weeks old now. (You can zoom in for close ups)
Chick 1, probably Speckled Sussex:
Chick 2, breed unclear (guesses welcome!):
They're both quite skittish. I'm leaning towards pullets now, but what does everyone else think?
I got a reply from the breeder, and he says Chick 1 is a Speckled Sussex, and Chick 2 looks like a Black Jersey Giant, but when I sent the close up of the comb, he said it's a split rose comb, and called it interesting... Not so sure if this helps at all. Perhaps I misunderstood him at first...
Thank you so much everyone! I will get in touch with the breeder and update here.
I’d be surprised if there are any crosses, but I don’t know a thing about breeding :confused:
We will bring all cockerels back to the breeder, and he will rehome them, so I want to make sure I’m returning the right...
I thought it looked closest to a pea comb, but I'm confused by the shape, too. I ruled out buttercup when I read that this means it's a Buttercup breed, and the chick didn't look like that to me.
Thank you! Yes, I'd like breed opinions, too, please - I have no idea! The breeders list included Ameraucana but I can't even tell if that's a "proper" pea comb on Chick 2, and I can't see a beard...? 😅 This is my first hatch ever...
The breeder's list also included Jersey Giants, Jersey Gems...
Hi all! :frow
I wanted to see if I can get some opinions on breed and (more importantly) gender of these 5 week old chicks? Thank you!
(Edited to add that my breeder says they're purebreds.)
Chick 1:
Chick 2: