4 week old EE's

[ki4got]

I know they're mixed breed but wondering what color they fall under?

the first looks barred, but it's black and brown. slower to feather than the rest too. thoughts?

next is a cute black and white. what color do you think it'll be?

the last 2, no idea. thoughts or suggestions?

also any thoughts on sex? i'm hoping

the barred and black & white are hens, but my luck they're not.

they're from shipped eggs, so no idea what the parents are either. but all the eggs were blue/green

 

[Lothiriel]

Not sure on the first one.

Second one.. here's its double:

The one on the left in the last picture also has a double on my place. Her color is called Silver Duckwing:

Also not quite sure on the one on the right in that picture.

So far they all look like pullets. But 4 weeks is a bit early to be sure.

 

[Leslieb118]

The last one on the right, the reddish one, looks similar to what mine looked like at that age.

This is now..

This is a little over a month ago

 

[ki4got]

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thanks for the info on the first, but actually, no, the second one you posted is not a silver duckwing...
here's a pic of cockerel (left) and pullet (right) silver duckwing... (aka silver grey dorking)

and as adults
the hen (my oegb)

and my roo (dorking)

 

[ki4got]

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ok thanks... that gives me some ideas. 8) i'm not likely to do anything with them before they're fully feathered anyways, but you know...

who ever said 'curiosity killed the cat' never encountered cows before... LOL or chickens for that matter.

 

[hdowden]

the white and black one could also have red come in on it if it turns out to be a roo when grown. the redish brown could turn out mostly red with hints of black or have a barred to pencled looks (just a guess) as they are ee's they can turn into any color.

 

[Lothiriel]

Quote:
thanks for the info on the first, but actually, no, the second one you posted is not a silver duckwing...
here's a pic of cockerel (left) and pullet (right) silver duckwing... (aka silver grey dorking)
http://ki4got.com/byc/chicks/dorkingduo11-16.jpg
and as adults
the hen (my oegb)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/88409_duckie.jpg
and my roo (dorking)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/17160_p9190076.jpg

I was told it was Silver Duckwing and that she would be getting salmon in her breast as she matures. She's only about 15 weeks now. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=595486

 

[ki4got]

Quote:
thanks for the info on the first, but actually, no, the second one you posted is not a silver duckwing...
here's a pic of cockerel (left) and pullet (right) silver duckwing... (aka silver grey dorking)
http://ki4got.com/byc/chicks/dorkingduo11-16.jpg
and as adults
the hen (my oegb)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/88409_duckie.jpg
and my roo (dorking)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/17160_p9190076.jpg

I was told it was Silver Duckwing and that she would be getting salmon in her breast as she matures. She's only about 15 weeks now. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=595486

nope. if you look at the chicks i posted, silver duckwing cockerels have black pullets salmon in their first feathers... they can actually be sexed as chicks by the markings on their heads too, for the most part. (look at feathersite's dorking page http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Dorks/BRKDorks.html) duckwing refers to a white traingle showing on the wing. i don't see that at all on your girl, but you can see it on my cockerel. his coloring isn't great but it's a start for a rare breed.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Since they are EE's, and thus mixed breeds, they don't have a color.

The first one is certainly a cockerel and I think the 3rd one may be too.

 

[shellybean40]

I have a black and white EE that is a double also. Very sweet hen.