breed help

Hello! I recently bought barred rock chicks locally to add to my flock. My intentions are to breed them because barred rocks are my favorite and no one has them in my area. Anyway, now I’m worried that I may have quite a few sex links. But I don’t know much about them to say for sure! I have...

Hello! First post here. I was given a rooster from a friend who had multiple different breeds. I thought it may have been an Australorp but it’s feathering looks more like a Barnevelder. Could it be a mix? Let me know! :D He’s my first rooster and is very kind to me and our 9 hens. EDIT: I...

Hey guys! I have never owned silkies before for some dumb reason, and decided it’s time to finally cave and get some pet silkies! I contacted a local breeder who breeds satins and silkies, she assured me her chicks were way better quality than a hatchery and talked me out of just ordering...

Recently, two of my chicks hatched two weeks ago, and they are doing great! I’m pretty now to chickens, and I’m wondering if any of you chicken experts about there will know the breed of these chicks. I got them from a person who sold chicks, and they told us a few breeds they might be, yet they...

My name is Trish, I have wanted chickens for the longest time! My husband and I moved to a rural area in Indiana so I was pretty excited to finally be able to get some! We have three boys, age 10, 3, and 1 and a 9 year old Belgian Malinois. I love and love off coffee, love cooking, and staying...

Edit: While I'm asking. Can anyone tell me the barred rocks gender? Adding pic at bottom So my mom got me 3 chickens from a farm around her house. The owner told her their breeds but she could only remember barred rock. I can pick that one out easy because I have a few already. Though the other...

Hello, I am new to raising chickens but have done a lot of reading and keep coming back to this website for advice. I am hoping someone can help... I purchased 4 chicks from Tractor supply 3ish weeks ago and I am wondering if the breed/sex of my chicks are what I asked for. Chick #1 is...

I got four bantam chicks (that’s all they had left in store at the time) on March 2 and they looked to be around 3 days or so old at the time. I have looked EVERYWHERE to figure out what the breeds are, and the best I can figure is that the buff ones (I have two of each color pictured) are...

Hi everyone! I've been following BYC for months as my go-to look up for questions we have since getting our first chickens in August! We live in Abita Springs, Louisiana (about an hour outside of New Orleans). We are new to chickens and got two chicks in August. Beignet is a Buff Orpington and...

Hi everyone! I just recently had an egg hatch under one of my broodies ( :celebrate ), and this little guy is a mystery breed. I believe she is a large fowl, not a bantam. Also, she hatched from a blue egg. Any ideas on what breed Noodle could be? :) Couldn't help but point out the salty...

Hello! I was on vacation a bit ago and on my journey, I went a little ways to go to Plimouth Plantation. There was a small little flock of six hens and one very sweet rooster in the Pilgrim village. I could identify the hens, for I am pretty good at breed guessing, but I absolutely flop at...

Hey. I was wondering if any of y’all could help me identify what type or breed my chicks are. I bought them from my pet chicken. I bought silkies, Easter Eggers, and also some from the rare assortment. I was hoping y’all could tell me what I got from the assortment?

I was gifted some chicks and am not sure what 2 of them are, I was told they are pullets but nothing on breed. I am still so new to chickens, so I'mtrying to learn what they all look like! Lol maybe Ameraucana? EE? This is little Clementine This is Talullah

Both are 7 weeks old. not sure of breeds or gender. Posted about these guys in a few Facebook groups but didn't get much feedback. ( new to chickens so not quite sure )

When we found this baby, it was all yellow and we couldn't tell what it would be. Now that the wings are feathered I was hoping someone could give me a better guess.. I was guessing wheaten maran.

I bought a mix of Jumbo Cornish X and Red Rangers. This one has a quite different color pattern... Is it a red ranger? If not, what is it? Did the feed store get them mixed up or is it just a different colored bird? (One of the pics is a normal red ranger)

I got these two birds from our local feed store in the grow-out run at *maybe* 6 weeks old. I know that one is a barred rock, just unsure of the sex. In the second photo, the barred rock in questuon is standing next to a known pullet of the same age. The white-headed chick, I am completely...

...which of these breeds would you choose? I have a looooonngggggg list of breeds that I want to try next but I can only add about 3-4 or 5 more unless I build a new coop, which I might do eventually or if I move so that I can have all the breeds I want, or if I make a separate layer flock and...