Dom, barred, or Plymouth?

[TheOddOneOut]

I had some bantam hens and a rooster. I got rid of them and only have 3 hens and 1 rooster left. I did deviate from the plan just a little bit. It didn’t call for a guard cat, but I thought that was a nice addition!

I didn’t even see that cat! LOL! Cutie!

 

[black_cat]

This is a different look. I built this using plans recommended from this site. I know that doesn’t always mean it’s the right way to go. Just saw good reviews on it.

1. Gorgeous cat
2. That would probably work for a pair of bantams. You could pretty easily expand the run, though. MyPetChicken has a set of run building plans of different sizes. Those are good.

 

[nuthatched]

This is a different look. I built this using plans recommended from this site. I know that doesn’t always mean it’s the right way to go. Just saw good reviews on it.

It's adorable!
But its too small for 5 chickens. Also, having 3-4 hens to one rooster is hard on the hens.
People who design coops don't have chickens, they're trying to sell a product, so they make them cute, not practical.
If you doubled the length of the run, you could get away with 5 chickens.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

You base this on comb alone?

No, I'm also looking at the color of the legs, the barring, and body shape.

If the legs were... let's say.... pink, depending on the barring and body shape, I would probably guess cuckoo marans.

 

[JeremyKSullivan]

Mine have 5soft each. And they’re fine. We live in the city. We have a big, airy coop. They never fight. Probably because they get let out for hours each day.

I was thinking about letting mine out each day.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I was thinking about letting mine out each day.

It’s a good thing to do. Just gotta watch out for predators.

 

[JeremyKSullivan]

If you're moving the coop to fresh grass, and your girls aren't picking on each other, I think your coop is fine. In general more room is better, though. I really wouldn't consider getting another hen with what you have. In an ideal world you want 10sq feet of run space per chicken, so 40 sq feet for the chickens you have. Your coop looks very cute!

Do you have a pic of all four of the chickens in question? I only see one rooster based on what you showed. You definitely have barred rocks. They are great chickens!

I’m at work, so those are the only pics I have for now. I have 3 that are barred rock and one is a silver lace. I had her before I bought the trio.

 

[JeremyKSullivan]

It's adorable!
But its too small for 5 chickens. Also, having 3-4 hens to one rooster is hard on the hens.
People who design coops don't have chickens, they're trying to sell a product, so they make them cute, not practical.
If you doubled the length of the run, you could get away with 5 chickens.

Well, I was going for
Cute - for my wife’s liking
Easy - for my kid’s learning
Smaller - so I could move it easily.

 

[JeremyKSullivan]

It’s a good thing to do. Just gotta watch out for predators.

I think the biggest predator I’m going to have to worry about is the guard cat. She guards them while they’re in the pen, but I think she’d eat them if I let them out.

 

[HappyClucker7]

What are you judging by?

As the others have said, I can tell they are BRs by the clean, even barring, the single combs, and the yellow legs, as well as just general body shape.