Chicken breed and sex

[Chicknmum]

I adopted these 2 chicks from a person at work that was unable to keep them. She did not know what breed or sex they are. Can anyone help me please??
Thanks in advance!!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

WELCOME to BYC! It's a great place to learn about chickens.

Sadly, there are a LOT of chicks that could look like that, so it's almost impossible to tell. I'd make some wild guesses is all...Rhode Island Red, Production Red, or Red Sexlink (reddish fawn chick). The other almost looks like a male Red Sexlink...but...could be anything even a barnyard mix...again wild guesses.

Sex is also impossible to tell at this point since we have no idea of the actual lineage. Some hybrids (sexlinks) are detectable at hatch. Other breeds are autosexing, however, we'd have to be solid on their heritage to know that.

Sorry.

I hope you have a great time with your new little chicks and on BYC.

LofMc

 

[Chicknmum]

WELCOME to BYC! It's a great place to learn about chickens.

Sadly, there are a LOT of chicks that could look like that, so it's almost impossible to tell. I'd make some wild guesses is all...Rhode Island Red, Production Red, or Red Sexlink (reddish fawn chick). The other almost looks like a male Red Sexlink...but...could be anything even a barnyard mix...again wild guesses.

Sex is also impossible to tell at this point since we have no idea of the actual lineage. Some hybrids (sexlinks) are detectable at hatch. Other breeds are autosexing, however, we'd have to be solid on their heritage to know that.

Sorry.

I hope you have a great time with your new little chicks and on BYC.

LofMc

Thank you for your help!! I will post pictures when they get a little bigger!! I love all my chicks so they will fit right in!! Thank you for the warm welcome also!!

 

[JedJackson]

I think they are either red sex links or Starlight green eggers. That is if they originally came from a hatchery.

 

[Chicknmum]

I think they are either red sex links or Starlight green eggers. That is if they originally came from a hatchery.

I have no clue where they were purchased from. I just agreed to take them from a girl at work that her son was given them as an Easter gift and she could not take care of them.