3 chicks need gender and/or breed identification

[AmyL]

I have a few 5 week-old chicks I need to verify gender and/or breed. They were ordered from Ideal.

This chick is supposed to be a she. Did Ideal sex it right?

Is this little darling an EE? It was supposed to be a female Gold Sex Link, which I think it's not.

And this handsome Black Langshan is supposed to be a roo. Please, confirm that it is, pretty please??

Your help is greatly appreciated. This is one AWESOME place to learn about chickies.

Amy L.

 

[Zaxby's2]

The first one is a rooster, the second an EE hen, and the langshan is a boy.

All are beautiful.

 

[Cowgirl71]

pic 1 - Probably an EE. Definitely a rooster with such a bright red comb so young...

pic 2 - Does it have a muff/beard? If it does then an EE. If not, may be a White Jersey Giant.

pic 3 - 99% sure it's a rooster (it's got quite a comb already!).

 

[Rebel Rooster]

The top 2 are EEs... the wheaton is a roo and the white is a pullet, the langshan is a roo.

 

[tinychicky]

1-EE roo

2-EE hen

3- yes, that's a langshan roo

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[AmyL]

Well, I'm relieved that my Black Langshan is a roo. I soooo wanted another BL rooster. My other one died this past spring. He was such a wonderful flock manager.

OTOH, the EE roo does not make me overly happy. He was supposed to be a she, but when I saw how red the comb was becoming, I thought, I bet she's a he. But, if I can manage 3 roos with 34 hens, I might keep him. I have some Black Copper Marans he might help me get a few olive eggers from, maybe.

Thanks, bunches, everyone for your IDs.