Chicken checkout

[Meggymojo]

Happy Monday my fellow chicken lovers!
Now that our flock is officially old enough I had a couple chickens in question. (All just around 8 weeks old.)


The first is our Bantam. To be honest she’s the only one in our flock I’m not sure as to her breed. The only thing I recall is she is indeed a Bantam. In a hopes to identify her, I’ll show you pictures of Clementine. I’m leaning towards some kind of Silkie cross given her extra toe and new lengthy feathering a top her head. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you clementine: (also, gender?):

Next are our two Speckled Sussex. The hatchery had a 85% sexing success rate. But naturally I’ve grown attached and now curious to that affect! Here is Sussex A (Twinkie Pie):

Lastly, we have the second Speckled Sussex B. (Lilly Belle):

Again thank you in my age old plight!
-Megan

 

[JedJackson]

You are right. Clementine is a Silkie cross. And I suspect you are going to have to change the name to Clem. That is a large comb for eight weeks.

Twinkie Pie also has a large comb for 8 weeks and is probably a cockerel, too. But Twinkie's comb is still pale, so there's a chance it is a pullet. It should be more clear in a couple more weeks.

Lilly Belle is looking like a pullet.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Looks like you have two cockerels and a pullet. The pullet being the last one.

 

[Gray Farms]

Your bantam is very likely a Silkie cross. Your Speckled Sussex are a pair, one pullet and one cockerel.

 

[Meggymojo]

Your bantam is very likely a Silkie cross. Your Speckled Sussex are a pair, one pullet and one cockerel.

Do you think the silkie cross is a cockerel?

 

[Meggymojo]

You are right. Clementine is a Silkie cross. And I suspect you are going to have to change the name to Clem. That is a large comb for eight weeks.

Twinkie Pie also has a large comb for 8 weeks and is probably a cockerel, too. But Twinkie's comb is still pale, so there's a chance it is a pullet. It should be more clear in a couple more weeks.

Lilly Belle is looking like a pullet.

Thank you so much! I was pretty positive on Twinkie Pie heading in the puller route. Their combs are just way two different and born at the same time! I’m sad to be losing Clem, as “he” is just so darn beautiful! And you can’t help but swoon over a Bantam!

 

[Gray Farms]

Do you think the silkie cross is a cockerel?

Yes I do.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree