Any guesses on the breeds of my pretty babies??

[SJsChickies]

The first one is an Easter egger pullet, not a calico princess because of the green legs, plus calicos are usually barred. The second is probably a calico, and I’m suspicious of that one being a cockerel. The third could be a cinnamon queen, and they are sex links, so she’s a pullet if so.

Aww EE?! Yay! She's a real sweetie too.
For the second, does the black around the neck and in the wings indicate cockerel?

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Aww EE?! Yay! She's a real sweetie too.
For the second, does the black around the neck and in the wings indicate cockerel?

Nope, that’s just the barring. I’m thinking a possible cockerel because of his build, he looks really chunky and not slim like pullets usually are. More photos would help, but you might just have to wait and see with that one.

 

[SJsChickies]

Nope, that’s just the barring. I’m thinking a possible cockerel because of his build, he looks really chunky and not slim like pullets usually are. More photos would help, but you might just have to wait and see with that one.

I tried to get a couple more photos. Her/His legs do look a lot bigger than Red’s but Red is 2.5 weeks younger also.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I tried to get a couple more photos. Her/His legs do look a lot bigger than Red’s but Red is 2.5 weeks younger also.

Yeah, those legs are pretty chunky, but the comb is pretty small for a cockerel. I’m not super familiar with calicos, could be they’re just a heavier built breed. Definitely a case of wait and see with this guy, I could see it going either way. In a few weeks it should be a lot clearer!

 

[labelo]

I tried to get a couple more photos. Her/His legs do look a lot bigger than Red’s but Red is 2.5 weeks younger also.

I'd be hesitant to use size/build/leg thickness to determine sex, especially since we're not entirely sure what the breed is--different breeds have different builds.

As for breeds--they're all hybrids of some sort, and I wouldn't feel confident saying which sort. The first could probably be lumped in with "easter eggers" with those green legs and that plumage.

I'm inclined to think that 2/3 might be red sex-linked hybrids, in which case you're in luck--those particular colors would indicate you have pullets. Calico princesses (#2?) are a type of red sex-links, 3 could be any mix of things, but looks a lot like the red sex-links you get from Rhode Island Reds x Delaware hybrids (or another variation with the Columbian coloring->black tail)

Hatcheries like sex-linked hybrids because it's easy to sort pullets from cockerels. That's no guarantee that that is what you have (3 in particular could also be an easter egger, in which case it could be a cockerel), but it's a good shot.
There are two main variations of sex-linked hybrids: black sex-links (a barred hen x non-barred rooster)--pullets are (mostly) solid colored black and cockerels are barred; and red sex-links (a silver hen x gold/mahogany rooster)--female chicks are darker at hatch than males, and grow up to various shades of red, while males are a creamy lemony color.

 

[SJsChickies]

I'd be hesitant to use size/build/leg thickness to determine sex, especially since we're not entirely sure what the breed is--different breeds have different builds.

As for breeds--they're all hybrids of some sort, and I wouldn't feel confident saying which sort. The first could probably be lumped in with "easter eggers" with those green legs and that plumage.

I'm inclined to think that 2/3 might be red sex-linked hybrids, in which case you're in luck--those particular colors would indicate you have pullets. Calico princesses (#2?) are a type of red sex-links, 3 could be any mix of things, but looks a lot like the red sex-links you get from Rhode Island Reds x Delaware hybrids (or another variation with the Columbian coloring->black tail)

Hatcheries like sex-linked hybrids because it's easy to sort pullets from cockerels. That's no guarantee that that is what you have (3 in particular could also be an easter egger, in which case it could be a cockerel), but it's a good shot.
There are two main variations of sex-linked hybrids: black sex-links (a barred hen x non-barred rooster)--pullets are (mostly) solid colored black and cockerels are barred; and red sex-links (a silver hen x gold/mahogany rooster)--female chicks are darker at hatch than males, and grow up to various shades of red, while males are a creamy lemony color.

Thank you! This is all such good info. I'm learning new stuff about breeds every day! I hope they're all pullets but I know time will tell. Hopefully they'll be laying come October and I'll know for sure. I'll be super happy with RIR hybrids! I have 4 others that were easily sexed at hatch so hopefully these were the same. They were sold as such!