Breed & sex on bantams

[Nay117]

Hi! New chicken mom here! I purchased 2 unsexed bantam chickens from our local tractor supply .. (got 7 chicks total). I am unsure of the breed of bantams .. Easter Eggers? I dont have much knowledge on the different breeds of chickens. They are about 2 weeks old .. my gold darker bantam (Tina) is very friendly with me comes to me and hops in my hand and likes to be pet. My lighter one (Ruthie) is very shy and keeps to herself a lot when I am hanging out with the chicks. She is doing very well otherwise. Tina (friendlier one) already has a much more pronounced comb compared to Ruthie. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts if Tina is a roo (not that it matters I love her either way and cant imagine getting rid of any of them). Or if anyone has input on breed. Thank you so much in advance!

 

[sourland]

They appear to be a golden and a silver Seabright. The golden is single combed, but that happens - especially in hatchery bred birds.

 

[DobieLover]

Hi! New chicken mom here! I purchased 2 unsexed bantam chickens from our local tractor supply .. (got 7 chicks total). I am unsure of the breed of bantams .. Easter Eggers? I dont have much knowledge on the different breeds of chickens. They are about 2 weeks old .. my gold darker bantam (Tina) is very friendly with me comes to me and hops in my hand and likes to be pet. My lighter one (Ruthie) is very shy and keeps to herself a lot when I am hanging out with the chicks. She is doing very well otherwise. Tina (friendlier one) already has a much more pronounced comb compared to Ruthie. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts if Tina is a roo (not that it matters I love her either way and cant imagine getting rid of any of them). Or if anyone has input on breed. Thank you so much in advance!

They look to be Gold and Silver Sebrights.
Welcome to BYC!

 

[Painted Calls]

One GL Sebright, and one SL Sebright. Welcome to BYC!!

 

[HappyClucker7]

I agree, one is a Gold Laced Sebright and the other is a Silver Laced. The Gold Laced has a more pronounced comb because she has a single comb instead of a rose comb, like the Silver Laced.

 

[All4Eggz]

Definitely Golden and silver sebrights. I've purchased chicks from Tractor supply, bantams, and they came out to be sebrights.

 

[All4Eggz]

Enjoy them! BTW, the golden one looks like a male in my opinion and the silver, unsure.

 

[Nay117]

thank you all so much!

 

[All4Eggz]

thank you all so much!

No problem! And look forward to them growing up because they will be BEAUTIFUL! I own a few, and the rooster is just gorgeous. He's the only rooster we've kept since the beginning of owning chickens because he was just too beautiful to give away (and too small to process).
He is our dominant rooster, but every year we hatch 2-3 clutches of chicks and we never get any chicks that look like him. They are known to have very low fertility

 

[Nay117]

Definitely Golden and silver sebrights. I've purchased chicks from Tractor supply, bantams, and they came out to be sebrights.

No problem! And look forward to them growing up because they will be BEAUTIFUL! I own a few, and the rooster is just gorgeous. He's the only rooster we've kept since the beginning of owning chickens because he was just too beautiful to give away (and too small to process).
He is our dominant rooster, but every year we hatch 2-3 clutches of chicks and we never get any chicks that look like him. They are known to have very low fertility

so I think the golden laced sebright is a cockerel now that he is getting to be closer to 4 weeks.. we were planning on just having laying hens .. any suggestion bc you have experience with the breed if mine is definitely a male with a single comb? Is there any chance it could still be a pullet? I'm new to chickens and having a rooster with my small backyard flock intimidates me and I'm having a hard time convincing my boyfriend we are keeping him. He is actually one of my favorite chicks and super friendly. Any advice would help!