breed and gender of this 2 chicks?

[gigelus2k13]

Hi,

These are the result of my first attempt at hatching. They both have been hatched on July 3rd, which makes them 5 week old. The eggs came from a local feed supply and they couldn't tell what the parentage has been.

Any idea about what they are and, more importantly, what their gender might be?

#1


#2


and together with their mommy, a very dedicated Buff Orpington.

 

[Veer67]

The white chick might be a Delaware and the darker one is a Barred Rock.

 

[gigelus2k13]

What about their gender? #2 is very black, is it true that in BR the dark ones are females? Because the chick's tail feathers stick up most of the time.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

The white chick might be a Delaware and the darker one is a Barred Rock.

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[donrae]

The white chick looks female, and she's not a Delaware, she's a mixed breed. Her pattern isn't a Delaware pattern, she has dark legs with light feathering on them. Looks like one parent had feathered legs, from the overall look of her it may have been a cochin as she's kind of fluffy, and looks to have a straight comb, which rules out a Brahma as the feather legged parent. I have no idea where those dark legs came from.

The second chick is male, and had one barred parent. True, pure barred roosters are lighter overall in color than hens, that's how one can tell he's not pure, as he's obviously male. No idea what his other parent was, except it was clean legged and straight combed, and probably yellow-legged.

 

[ramirezframing]

The white chick looks female, and she's not a Delaware, she's a mixed breed. Her pattern isn't a Delaware pattern, she has dark legs with light feathering on them. Looks like one parent had feathered legs, from the overall look of her it may have been a cochin as she's kind of fluffy, and looks to have a straight comb, which rules out a Brahma as the feather legged parent. I have no idea where those dark legs came from.

The second chick is male, and had one barred parent. True, pure barred roosters are lighter overall in color than hens, that's how one can tell he's not pure, as he's obviously male. No idea what his other parent was, except it was clean legged and straight combed, and probably yellow-legged.

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[Veer67]

The white chick looks female, and she's not a Delaware, she's a mixed breed. Her pattern isn't a Delaware pattern, she has dark legs with light feathering on them. Looks like one parent had feathered legs, from the overall look of her it may have been a cochin as she's kind of fluffy, and looks to have a straight comb, which rules out a Brahma as the feather legged parent. I have no idea where those dark legs came from.

The second chick is male, and had one barred parent. True, pure barred roosters are lighter overall in color than hens, that's how one can tell he's not pure, as he's obviously male. No idea what his other parent was, except it was clean legged and straight combed, and probably yellow-legged.

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[gigelus2k13]

If I may ask a noob question, how did you identify the dark one as being male? Is it the tail pointing up? Or something else?

Thank you.

 

[ramirezframing]

the big, very pink comb and wattles on it for its age

 

[donrae]

If I may ask a noob question, how did you identify the dark one as being male? Is it the tail pointing up? Or something else?

Thank you.

Sure, ask away!

As ramirezframing said, at this age it's all about the comb. That's why we always ask age when someone wants to know gender. If a bird had that much comb and was, say 4 months, I'd be saying probably female, always looking at the whole bird, of course. That much comb at 5 weeks is always male. Even leghorn pullets, known for their large, early combs, don't have that much at this young age.