"barnyard mix", 3 weeks old. Male or female?

[VinnyVincent]

Hello, I hatched 17 chicks 3 weeks ago sold as "barnyard mix". The flock they came from included a "red rooster"(unknown genetics, looks like a new hampshire red to me), and an easter egger rooster, who is less dominant and didn't seem to fertilize many. The hens are: barred rock, buff orpington, olive eggers, and easter eggers.

I suspect that the mix of the "red rooster" and the barred hens would create sexlinks, but I want to be sure. I'm trying to get rid of some of the males and these seem easy to identify, so for now I am just asking about the barred/black chicks.

I suspect that 1-3 are cockerels, and 4&5 are pullets. It might be too early still. What do you all think?


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[MysteryChicken]

5-4 are pullets. Rest are cockerels.

 

[VinnyVincent]

Thanks! I'll post the chipmunk and buff chicks in another thread. I think they need to get a little older to identify.

Almost forgot! Here are the two that I gave away to a friend. I suspect #6 is a pullet and #7 is a cockerel. What do you think?


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[MysteryChicken]

Thanks! I'll post the chipmunk and buff chicks in another thread. I think they need to get a little older to identify.

Almost forgot! Here are the two that I gave away to a friend. I suspect #6 is a pullet and #7 is a cockerel. What do you think?


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They look like pullets.