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This video is of the 5 chicks in question, they are not listed in order because the chicks just wouldn't cooperate or come when I called their names 
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These 5 chicks hatched from a batch of BYM of eggs so any guesses on breed would be a bonus, but I’m mostly wondering about gender. Just a note all mentions of gender are still assumptions:
The white chick is Hans, short for handsome. His name used to be Jerk Chicken, but in the last week or so one of the other chicks took him down a peg or two and he’s settled down quite a bit. He hatched from a large white egg and he started out as your typical yellow chick with orange legs and beak. I’m 90% certain he his male since his comb popped up at 2 weeks old and his wattles at 3 weeks.
The rest of the chicks hatched from brown eggs of varying shades and sizes.
The two black chicks are Pot and Kettle (I’m using the same starter pic for both). I assumed they were the same breed since they looked identical at hatch, mostly black with patches of white on their necks and bellies (no head spots). Their beaks and legs were orange with patches of grey/black. Now that they’re feathers are in, I’m not so sure they’re the same breed anymore, but the differences could just be gender based.
Pot is the larger of the two with some brown coming in around the neck and wing tips, I’m assuming it’s a she because her comb is still small, I also don’t see any wattle development. She has slate grey legs with no feathering and her beak is all grey/black.
Kettle took longer than all the other chicks to feather in and looks a bit ragged at the moment, but is showing telltale signs of being male with his recently developed comb and wattles at 3 weeks old. He is mostly black with sprinkles of white coming in. His legs are mostly orange and there’s some feathering on them and his beak is still a mix of black and orange.
The sandy colored chick is Taz. Taz started out with a very defined chipmunk pattern. Now his feathers are sand and black and he developed a tuft of feathers on top his head; he also has feathering on the legs. I’m assuming he is male because he is the chick that took Hans down a peg or two, but I don’t see any wattles and his comb is still pretty small. He also never sits still for long and runs everywhere, I seriously wonder if there’s roadrunner in his linage.
Last but most defiantly not least is my little Sweety. She started out as a fuzzy lil’ chick with a less distinct chipmunk pattern than Taz. She’s also a darker brown than Taz with black throughout and lighter colored breast feathers; she also has willow-colored legs with feathering. Even though she is the smallest, she is the most fearless of the bunch and loves a good scratch. Her favorite pastime, when I’m sitting on the floor, is making her way up to my shoulder and dive bombing the other chicks. I seriously love her (or him, hopefully her though).
This last shot is one of my favorites of Taz and Sweety, so I decided to include it.
: These 5 chicks hatched from a batch of BYM of eggs so any guesses on breed would be a bonus, but I’m mostly wondering about gender. Just a note all mentions of gender are still assumptions:
The white chick is Hans, short for handsome. His name used to be Jerk Chicken, but in the last week or so one of the other chicks took him down a peg or two and he’s settled down quite a bit. He hatched from a large white egg and he started out as your typical yellow chick with orange legs and beak. I’m 90% certain he his male since his comb popped up at 2 weeks old and his wattles at 3 weeks.
The rest of the chicks hatched from brown eggs of varying shades and sizes.
The two black chicks are Pot and Kettle (I’m using the same starter pic for both). I assumed they were the same breed since they looked identical at hatch, mostly black with patches of white on their necks and bellies (no head spots). Their beaks and legs were orange with patches of grey/black. Now that they’re feathers are in, I’m not so sure they’re the same breed anymore, but the differences could just be gender based.
Pot is the larger of the two with some brown coming in around the neck and wing tips, I’m assuming it’s a she because her comb is still small, I also don’t see any wattle development. She has slate grey legs with no feathering and her beak is all grey/black.
Kettle took longer than all the other chicks to feather in and looks a bit ragged at the moment, but is showing telltale signs of being male with his recently developed comb and wattles at 3 weeks old. He is mostly black with sprinkles of white coming in. His legs are mostly orange and there’s some feathering on them and his beak is still a mix of black and orange.
The sandy colored chick is Taz. Taz started out with a very defined chipmunk pattern. Now his feathers are sand and black and he developed a tuft of feathers on top his head; he also has feathering on the legs. I’m assuming he is male because he is the chick that took Hans down a peg or two, but I don’t see any wattles and his comb is still pretty small. He also never sits still for long and runs everywhere, I seriously wonder if there’s roadrunner in his linage.
Last but most defiantly not least is my little Sweety. She started out as a fuzzy lil’ chick with a less distinct chipmunk pattern than Taz. She’s also a darker brown than Taz with black throughout and lighter colored breast feathers; she also has willow-colored legs with feathering. Even though she is the smallest, she is the most fearless of the bunch and loves a good scratch. Her favorite pastime, when I’m sitting on the floor, is making her way up to my shoulder and dive bombing the other chicks. I seriously love her (or him, hopefully her though).
This last shot is one of my favorites of Taz and Sweety, so I decided to include it.
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