8 day old chick - What breed is it - RIR ?

[Wyandottes7]

This is my chick now at 4 weeks , a brown leghorn I think,
Can anyone identify its sex please ?
Thanks

I do not think that it is a Brown Leghorn. It's body is much too heavy set to be a Leghorn. Whatever breed it is, it is definitely a male.

 

[envirobg]

What breed do you think it is ?
I thought it had all the colourings of a leghorn ... And the brown coloured feathers in front I thought it was female ?
What aspects of it make you say it is a male ?
Thanks

 

[Pele]

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Looks like a manly little Production Red roo.

 

[Wyandottes7]

What breed do you think it is ?
I thought it had all the colourings of a leghorn ... And the brown coloured feathers in front I thought it was female ?

I'm really not sure on the breed. I think that it is a mix, maybe with some Rhode Island Red or some other red bird.

I believe your bird is a male for several reasons. First, it has a large pink comb, even though it is only four weeks old. Second, those legs are REALLY thick, which also indicates a male. And, lastly, the coloring is splotchy on the wings and irregular throughout the body.

 

[redstar14]

Heres a pic of rhode island red chick if this helps

 

[envirobg]

I. Was looking at this link and I thought that mine looked very like this one and this one is supposed to be a female ?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/721823/sex-of-4-week-old-light-brown-leghorn

 

[envirobg]

This is my chick now ... At approx 12 weeks .... Still not sure if mail or female..... Or what breed..
I'm thinking a cross between rir and light sussex ... The black feathers on the neck .... No crowing though .....
Any ideas ? Thanks

 

[Bullitt]

This is my chick now at 4 weeks , a brown leghorn I think,
Can anyone identify its sex please ?
Thanks

You said the chick was hatched from a brown egg. Brown Leghorns lay white eggs. So, it wouldn't be a Brown Leghorn.

Do you have a better picture?

 

[Bullitt]

This is my chick now ... At approx 12 weeks .... Still not sure if mail or female..... Or what breed..
I'm thinking a cross between rir and light sussex ... The black feathers on the neck .... No crowing though .....
Any ideas ? Thanks

It looks like it could be a Rhode Island Red mix.

What breeds does your friend have? What breed of rooster does he have?

 

[envirobg]

I think he has both, light sussex and rir.... But he is not sure what the eggs are from.
I thought the black feathers on the neck might be clue to someone ?
Any ideas about the sex ? .. Comb looks large but I don,t see any tail feathers, ,it's not crowing but feet look big ... So I all confused ?