Breeds and genders???

[My3ChicksMBD]

Hello!!! I have posted about my chicks before and asked what breeds and genders but they look a little different now and it might be easier to tell This first chick I think is a cochin but is it a rooster? It does not like being picked up and runs when you try to get
him. Here he is.

Does he look like a rooster? And the next one kinda looks like a chipmunk.

What breed does that one look like? It is probably hard to tell at this age which is fine The other bird is a black bird with big wings. I'm not exactly sure what breed it is but it may be an Australorp. Thanks so much!!! ~My3ChicksMBD

 

[Chicks Galore3]

The last one looks like a ameraucana, or easter egger, depends on where you got it from.

 

[My3ChicksMBD]

Thank you! And I got them from a flea market.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

Thank you! And I got them from a flea market.

She is mostly like a Easter Egger then, it is very hard to get purebred ameraucanas!

 

[My3ChicksMBD]

Okay. thank you!! :3

 

[Wyandottes7]

Your first chick looks like a White Cochin. Because of his/her large red comb for that age, I'd say that he's a rooster. Your other bird may be an Easter Egger, and I'd say that she's a pullet. As for the black bird that you mentioned, check the bottoms of its feet. If they are whitish, you have an Australorp (or, less likely, a Black Orpington). If the bottoms of the feet are yellow, you probably have a Jersey Giant or a Black Java. Post some more photos when they get older, though, as it can be difficult to tell the exact breed/variety when they are young.

Your're chicks are very cute! I always love chipmunk patterned chicks like your Easter Egger.

 

[My3ChicksMBD]

Your first chick looks like a White Cochin. Because of his/her large red comb for that age, I'd say that he's a rooster. Your other bird may be an Easter Egger, and I'd say that she's a pullet. As for the black bird that you mentioned, check the bottoms of its feet. If they are whitish, you have an Australorp (or, less likely, a Black Orpington). If the bottoms of the feet are yellow, you probably have a Jersey Giant or a Black Java. Post some more photos when they get older, though, as it can be difficult to tell the exact breed/variety when they are young. 

Your're chicks are very cute! I always love chipmunk patterned chicks like your Easter Egger.

Thank you so much!!! Can I give people ratings? I want to give you five stars!!! Seriously!!!! You deserve them! I'm kind of glad that the first one may be a rooster I want to hatch chicks. But thank you so much for your answers!! And the bottoms of the black ones feet are black on one or two toes and yellow on one or two toes

 

[juliechick]

I'm pretty sure you're little brown one is NOT an EE. It has the coloring of a Brown Leghorn chick and it has orange legs. I don't see any trace of a beard, either. Yes, I know not all EE's have beards, but I still don't think this chick is one.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I'm pretty sure you're little brown one is NOT an EE. It has the coloring of a Brown Leghorn chick and it has orange legs. I don't see any trace of a beard, either. Yes, I know not all EE's have beards, but I still don't think this chick is one.

I always forget the leg color factor. DX Thank you for reminding me.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I think that you are correct; the white one is a White Cochin, as the single comb and foot feathering is typical of Cochins. Judging by the comb redness/size, he is probably a rooster. Pullets don't develop such red combs until they are close to laying.

The brown chick (which, by the way, is adorable!) is either an Easter Egger or a Light-Brown Leghorn. It doesn't appear to have muffs or a beard, and the legs are orange, so right now I'm leaning towards it being a Light-Brown Leghorn. Could you possibly get a close-up photo of the brown one's comb? If it it is a single-comb (like that of your Cochin), then it is a leghorn. If it is a pea comb (flat with no prominent spikes), then it is a Easter Egger. Its a bit early to tell its gender, but I don't see any obvious rooster characteristics.

I'm not sure what your black chick is. The yellow feet would make me think it is a Jersey Giant or Java, but those aren't all that common. So its possible that your chick is an Australorp, and will develop white feet later on.