Breed AND gender

[north_north_west]

We are new to chickens, but about nine weeks, we went to Tractor Supply and got six baby chicks. We asked for three Wyandotte pullets and three Ameracauna pullets. This is what we have. Two of them have black legs, and a different two seem to look like roosters, and I am not all sure what Tractor Supply actually gave us.

My questions is, can you tell what breeds and genders they might be - and is still possible the ones who look like roosters might be hens ? I'll post a picture from a week-and-a-half ago, (~8 weeks old)

just before they went outside, and some very recent pictures.

Thank you!

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

We are new to chickens, but about nine weeks, we went to Tractor Supply and got six baby chicks. We asked for three Wyandotte pullets and three Ameracauna pullets. This is what we have. Two of them have black legs, and a different two seem to look like roosters, and I am not all sure what Tractor Supply actually gave us.

My questions is, can you tell what breeds and genders they might be - and is still possible the ones who look like roosters might be hens ? I'll post a picture from a week-and-a-half ago, (~8 weeks old) View attachment 2712845View attachment 2712846View attachment 2712847just before they went outside, and some very recent pictures.

Thank you!

Looks like one golden laced wyondotte. The red ones look like RR or New Hampshire reds. The black ones look like maybe Astrolorps. Looks like the 2nd pic is a roo. I'm not sure about the rest.

 

[23kthistlethwaite]

I agree with the post above. Your two book ends in the first pic look like your only cockerels

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I see two Production Red cockerels, one Production Red pullet, two presumably Australorp pullets (check for white foot bottoms), and one Gold Laced Wyandotte pullet

 

[4Urbanchix]

I can make out two black Australorps, two rir, and the golden laced Wyandotte

 

[north_north_west]

Oh man. That has absolutely nothing to do with we asked for from Tractor Supply.

Is there any possibility that the two with combs are hens? Someone I know showed me a Rhode Island Red in her flock which had similar combs and wattles to ours, which was a hen, but was a year old. The reason I ask is we have someone now who is willing to take the (presumed) roosters, so if they are almost certainly roosters, we may take this opportunity to rehome them.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Oh man. That has absolutely nothing to do with we asked for from Tractor Supply.

Is there any possibility that the two with combs are hens? Someone I know showed me a Rhode Island Red in her flock which had similar combs and wattles to ours, which was a hen, but was a year old. The reason I ask is we have someone now who is willing to take the (presumed) roosters, so if they are almost certainly roosters, we may take this opportunity to rehome them.

I agree with above.... and yes, those are most certainly cockerels. They will always get their combs and wattles early; about this age. Pullets won't grow in their combs and wattles until about a month before they start laying, which is usually around 6 months.

 

[Painted Calls]

Do not ever rely on a feed store to know anything about breeds or gender.

I see two Production Red cockerels, one Production Red pullet, two presumably Australorp pullets (check for white foot bottoms), and one Gold Laced Wyandotte pullet

I agree with above.... and yes, those are most certainly cockerels. They will always get their combs and wattles early; about this age. Pullets won't grow in their combs and wattles until about a month before they start laying, which is usually around 6 months.

Agreed.

 

[north_north_west]

Today we are dropping off the two presumed cockerels at a farm that will take them. Before we do, I would like to get one more opinion. Here is them yesterday - is there ANY chance they are hens? They are 10 weeks old.

Unfortunately, they have best personality of all the chickens, so we will miss them.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Today we are dropping off the two presumed cockerels at a farm that will take them. Before we do, I would like to get one more opinion. Here is them yesterday - is there ANY chance they are hens? They are 10 weeks old.

Unfortunately, they have best personality of all the chickens, so we will miss them.

given the age, those are cockerels. No pullet would grow that big of a set of comb and wattles this young. It doesn't happen until they're ready to lay, around 20 weeks old.