Breed and gender confirmation/questions

[Campnellis]

Hello! About a month ago we were given a rooster, a couple hens, and a coop. Since then weve redone the coop, built a large covered run, learned the meaning of chicken math and have bought 4 more with plans to build a bigger coop and buy many more LOL. They are so fun!
Now, I don't know what kind of chickens or rooster the brown ones are and hoped y'all could give me some insight? The first photo is the day we got them. They were locked in their coop for about 7 months. Doing MUCH better and free ranging all day. They have finally started laying, about 6 large creamy tan eggs a day.

The rooster is my buddy and loves the camera. He comes running evertime I step outside and while working on the coop he stands right next to me lol. The hens are slowly getting accustomed to being handled but also follow me everywhere which is awesome. We take daily field trips down to the pond lol.

I purchased the two black ones Piper and Penelope) about a week ago and I think they are Wynadottes? A little skittish but very sweet and follow us everywhere. They lay small brown eggs.

Yesterday I picked up a silkie (supposed to be a hen but I am not so sure) and I was told two young Ameracauna hens. I'm thinking one might be a boy though lol.

The one with the bigger comb has puffy cheeks and the other doesn't. I don't know if that helps?

Anyway, if you made it this far, thank you! I am very new to chickens and tried to confirm breed and sex but I'm just not sure lol.

 

[The Moonshiner]

The wyandottes are silver laced Wyandotte.
The silkie is a rooster.
Your original rooster is a hatchery RIR aka production red
Your first hens appear to be mixed breeds
Your little ones are Easter Eggers. Both are looking suspiciously male.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I don't know what the hens are. Maybe mixed.
The rooster looks like a Rhode Island Red.
The two that you think are Wyandottes are Silver Laced Wyandottes.
The silkie is a male.
The ameracaunas are not a pure breed, they are mixes, also known as Easter Eggers. Ameraucanas, on the other hand, are a pure breed with a standard. I believe your Easter Eggers are both female.
Tips:
A pullet is a female chicken under the age of a year, a cockerel is a male chicken under the age of a year, a hen is a female chicken over the age of a year, and a rooster is a male chicken over the age of a year.

 

[Painted Calls]

The wyandottes are silver laced Wyandotte.
The silkie is a rooster.
Your original rooster is a hatchery RIR aka production red
Your first hens appear to be mixed breeds
Your little ones are Easter Eggers. Both are looking suspiciously male.

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[Rhodebar Lover]

Your "Ameraucana" are mixed breed, maybe some Easter Egger in them and likely Silver Laced Wyandotte in them as well. Both the Silkie and those two are cockerels and I bet the you anything the seller knew that when they sold them Your black and white pullets are Silver Laced Wyandottes. Your hens look to be mixed breed and your rooster a Production Red.

 

[Rysktal]

You'll really want to quarantine new birds for 2-3 weeks when you get them. You never know what parasites/diseases they are bringing with them. Even when we think we are bringing in healthy birds, you'd be surprised how often you discover something, like mites or lice, after a couple days of observing them.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

The ameracaunas are not a pure breed, they are mixes, also known as Easter Eggers. Ameraucanas, on the other hand, are a pure breed with a standard. I believe your Easter Eggers are both female.

Check your spelling. I know what you're trying to say, but you spelled the same way twice and it would be confusing to those that don't understand the difference between Americana and ameraucana.

 

[Campnellis]

Thanks! I was thinking along those lines for the brown hens and rooster. That stinks about the Silkie How do you tell with them? He had two and this one looked less...roosterish? Lol. The Easter eggers were $10 each so I figured they were not Ameraucanas but thought I'd get them anyway.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Hello! About a month ago we were given a rooster, a couple hens, and a coop. Since then weve redone the coop, built a large covered run, learned the meaning of chicken math and have bought 4 more with plans to build a bigger coop and buy many more LOL. They are so fun!
Now, I don't know what kind of chickens or rooster the brown ones are and hoped y'all could give me some insight? The first photo is the day we got them. They were locked in their coop for about 7 months. Doing MUCH better and free ranging all day. They have finally started laying, about 6 large creamy tan eggs a day.

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The rooster is my buddy and loves the camera. He comes running evertime I step outside and while working on the coop he stands right next to me lol. The hens are slowly getting accustomed to being handled but also follow me everywhere which is awesome. We take daily field trips down to the pond lol. View attachment 2590133View attachment 2590109

I purchased the two black ones Piper and Penelope) about a week ago and I think they are Wynadottes? A little skittish but very sweet and follow us everywhere. They lay small brown eggs. View attachment 2590115
Yesterday I picked up a silkie (supposed to be a hen but I am not so sure) and I was told two young Ameracauna hens. I'm thinking one might be a boy though lol. View attachment 2590112View attachment 2590111View attachment 2590107View attachment 2590110
The one with the bigger comb has puffy cheeks and the other doesn't. I don't know if that helps?View attachment 2590124
Anyway, if you made it this far, thank you! I am very new to chickens and tried to confirm breed and sex but I'm just not sure lol.

Agree with everyone above, and agree that you were sold easter eggers, not ameraucana. The single comb, rose comb and coloring is all wrong for a true ameraucana.

 

[NatJ]

The original hens might be Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, Production Reds, or some kind of red sexlink. For any of those, they would be from a hatchery, which tend to be good egg layers but often don't look quite right for whatever breed they are sold as. Show-quality or breeder-quality Rhode Island Red or New Hampshires would look different.