Breed and Gender

[crusting]

Anyone want to venture a guess what breed this is and whether it is a pullet or cockerel? It's 6-7 weeks old.

We're looking for a mate for our recently made-friendless 8 week old (her friend turned out to be a cockerel). This one is available....I'm wanting to be really careful to try to avoid another cockerel. This one was hatched from eggs on a neighbor's farm, but she isn't sure who the parents are...she said maybe RIR and part silkie, or game bird. Not sure what game bird means....

 

[Time-Out]

I'd definitely say part silkie with that dark skin. How many toes has she got?
It looks like a pullet to me so far.

 

[crusting]

5 toes!

 

[Time-Out]

She's the third chicken I've seen with that pattern. Whatever it is, I love it.

 

[crusting]

thank you, time out! Anyone else have an opinion???

 

[mama24]

Definitely part silkie! Maybe part game bird, hard to say what the other part is for sure. game bird usually mean Old English Game bantam, but sometimes it means some other type of game.

 

[crusting]

thanks, mama! Do you think it's male or female?

 

[Pinky]

Looks like a pullet to me.

 

[Whittni]

Pullet, Wyandotte X Silkie?

 

[mama24]

girl.