4 mystery chickens. Breed? Gender?

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Pic #3 Blue Production Roo, Pic #5 Black Sexlink Roo. I have both of these types of chickens myself and would recognize them anywhere. LoL

Black sex link roos are barred.

 

[Robinbobbin]

Thanks for the theory! I wish they were all as easy to figure out as my golden girl. I am hoping the gray one (in first 2 pics) is a pullet - great personality on that one.

Pic 4 is definitely a pullet. All the rest appear to be cockerels.

ETA:
Would also like to add that the inky pullet looks like a Red sexlink.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Thanks for the theory! I wish they were all as easy to figure out as my golden girl. I am hoping the gray one (in first 2 pics) is a pullet - great personality on that one.

It isn’t...very male coloration. Plus red comb.

 

[Robinbobbin]

Thanks - and I will update this thread once I have it figured out

I think the first and third are pullets. I’m leaning towards pullet on the third. Agree with everyone else that the 4th is a cockerel.

Please update us when you know for sure.

 

[Robinbobbin]

I like this answer the best always good to hear what you want to be true

Looks like all pullets, except for the last one, definitely a rooster.

 

[Robinbobbin]

Looking at pics of maran crosses and my black ones do look similar. Notably some pics of maran hens show a very red comb.

Only one is a pullet. I’m thinking that they’re marans crosses, but I’m not sure.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Looking at pics of maran crosses and my black ones do look similar. Notably some pics of maran hens show a very red comb.

Yes, because those hens are full grown and laying. Look up blue copper marans and you’ll see they look similar to your blue/gray cockerels.

 

[Robinbobbin]

Interesting! Never heard of Blue Production

Pic #3 Blue Production Roo, Pic #5 Black Sexlink Roo. I have both of these types of chickens myself and would recognize them anywhere. LoL

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Interesting! Never heard of Blue Production

They are a cross of Rhode Island Red Rooster with Blue Australorp Hen. Here is a picture of my pair. They are also referred to from other hatcheries sometimes as Sapphire Gem (but I think one of the parents may or may not be different for that breed, but they still look the same.) Mine are 4 months old in the picture.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Black sex link roos are barred.

Not always, usually that's the case, but again it depends on the colors passed on through the genes. There is a multitude of pictures on the internet of Black Sexlink / also known as Black Star roosters, and some are all black, some black with a little red, some really red with black, and some barred. Gotta love mother nature's color selection rainbow.