Both hens?

[Kimberly Longley]

These are my chickens. I believe they are both BA hens but one has more developed comb and wattles. What do you all think? Neither have given any eggs yet. Both hatched on May 20th. Also is it normal for BA's to have white spots?

 

[pineapple416]

The one with the less developed comb and wattles is a hen but I'm not sure about the other one. The large, bright comb and wattle and the tail is throwing me but it could just be a hen as well. Maybe someone else will have a more clear answer to the gender of the other chicken.

 

[sourland]

Both are pullets. The one is just maturing more rapidly than the other. The white spots happen sometimes. After she molts they may become more apparent.

 

[debid]

Both pullets, cockerels would have rooster feathers by now. Where did you get them? I suspect that you have mixes because the combs look like they aren't singles but the photos aren't clear enough to get a good look.

 

[Kimberly Longley]

Both pullets, cockerels would have rooster feathers by now. Where did you get them? I suspect that you have mixes because the combs look like they aren't singles but the photos aren't clear enough to get a good look.

We got them from my sons class at school and the farmer they got the eggs from has many different kinds so we are not sure about the type. The combs do throw me because one almost looks like a cushion with a spike and the other less developed one looks like a single. I will try to get close up pictures.

 

[debid]

We got them from my sons class at school and the farmer they got the eggs from has many different kinds so we are not sure about the type. The combs do throw me because one almost looks like a cushion with a spike and the other less developed one looks like a single. I will try to get close up pictures.

Barnyard mixes, then. Like with dogs, you can look at traits and guess at what is in the mix but unless the farmer has purebred chickens himself, they may be too mixed now to ever know. But, they are female.

 

[chicken4prez]

Pullets.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Both pullets.

 

[drumstick diva]

pullets

 

[lilmillefleur]

girls. The one with the redder comb is getting close to laying.