3 week old Golden Comet RIR Mixed chicks PICS!

[ForgottenGlen]

Okay, these are my first chicks! I have these mixed chicks, all born on the same day, and I have absolutely no idea what to expect. I got them at one week. They all started out light yellow with darker yellow heads, and a couple of darker yellow stripes, except for the darkest one which was dark yellow and brown all over when I got her.

At 2 weeks, the dark chick is the first to feather out, and some of the other chicks are following suit.

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks, and they are really feathering out. Dark brown chick now has brown/red feathers with gold and black flecks. A couple of the yellow chicks are growing in reddish feathers, and some chicks are staying with the light yellow feathers.

Since Golden Comets are a hybrid, and they have been mixed with RIR, does anyone have any idea what these chicks are going to end up looking like? I didn't realize feather color changed so drastically! Also, I'm taking all bets on pullets or cockerels. If anything, I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

 

[maybejoey]

I only see maybe two one for sure cockerals in the whole bunch all the rest are hens.

 

[SteveBaz]

Always just cute as can be

 

[ForgottenGlen]

Thanks SteveBaz! Maybejoey, which one do you think is a cockrel? I thought the white/yellow one with the fluffier tail than everyone else might be.

 

[SteveBaz]

At this age who can say which is going to be which. I would love to have a ton of little ones!!

 

[ForgottenGlen]

Sorry to read about your babies Steve. Over my trial and error raising chickens, I have lost quite a few, and I always feel sad.

We've never had predator problems, just owner not knowing how to fix this problems.

We learn.

 

[ronniewayne]

nice pics ee mother hen....i think i see 5 roos just looking at the larger combs and legs...but still hard to tell at this age..are these chicks out of a rir rooster?..i have some ee's from my golden comets the same age.i think mine hatched the 20 th of sept ...what a neat deal...if i can figure out how to post them i will post some pics for comparison...they are out of a wheaton ameracuana and some comets with a couple from my br and a couple from my rir hen and a couple from my ee hen.....i have been trying to figure out what sex...and what color they will change to also ...looks like a great bunch to me..

 

[ForgottenGlen]

Thanks ronniewayne! I love my EEs, they are so sweet and nice! One of my EEs even lays blue eggs, when she feels like laying an egg, once a week usually, lol! I got these chicks from a friend of mine, fair trade for a bag of layer pellets I think.

I don't know if the RIR was the rooster or the pullet, I'll have to ask him next time I see him. I have tried to guess by looking at combs before, and was totally wrong, I have been looking at their tail feathers and seeing which ones have more "hen like" tail feathers, but the legs can be a tell tale sign too. It is very hard to tell at this age. I would love to see your pics!