Hello all,
A week ago my neighbor down the road let me choose some chicks out of the 20 or so that he hatched from his flock. Well I picked out 4 and I'm wondering how old and what possible breeds they are. They might be mutt chickens, but breed really doesn't matter to me, I'm just wondering if any of you can recognize any breeds in the little gals (hopefully they are girls). Also, would it be too soon to guess if they are girls or boys? I'm pretty sure they are all girls, they have the same feather development as my girls from last year. The only one I'm somewhat iffy on is the white chick... However if they end up being roosters my neighbor said he wouldn't mind swapping for hens. He's such a nice guy
If I end up with just one rooster it's not a big deal, one rooster among 7 hens isn't bad
the chicks in the first 2 sets of pictures are about the same size and the biggest, the last 2 are the smaller of the 4. They are more than likely different ages as the neighbors set their eggs at various times, so they hatch at all different times... everyone has a good tail growing, except the white one who is just getting a tail
Any thoughts about age, breed, or maybe even possible gender? thanks!
anyways here are the pictures:
A week ago my neighbor down the road let me choose some chicks out of the 20 or so that he hatched from his flock. Well I picked out 4 and I'm wondering how old and what possible breeds they are. They might be mutt chickens, but breed really doesn't matter to me, I'm just wondering if any of you can recognize any breeds in the little gals (hopefully they are girls). Also, would it be too soon to guess if they are girls or boys? I'm pretty sure they are all girls, they have the same feather development as my girls from last year. The only one I'm somewhat iffy on is the white chick... However if they end up being roosters my neighbor said he wouldn't mind swapping for hens. He's such a nice guy
the chicks in the first 2 sets of pictures are about the same size and the biggest, the last 2 are the smaller of the 4. They are more than likely different ages as the neighbors set their eggs at various times, so they hatch at all different times... everyone has a good tail growing, except the white one who is just getting a tail
anyways here are the pictures: