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[Nesi]

You've got a Black Sexlink cockerel, not a Barred Rock, a Production Red cockerel, and an Easter Egger cockerel. Approximately 8 to 10 weeks old.

Thank you...was really hoping the EE was a pullet. Has no signs of wattles yet. Ah well still keeping them.

 

[Nesi]

You've got a Black Sexlink cockerel, not a Barred Rock, a Production Red cockerel, and an Easter Egger cockerel. Approximately 8 to 10 weeks old.

8-10 weeks? I have 12 week old silkies and they are way smaller than these guys. Maybe for the red one but the black and ee are way bigger. About as big as my 20 week old barn yard mixes

 

[junebuggena]

8-10 weeks? I have 12 week old silkies and they are way smaller than these guys. Maybe for the red one but the black and ee are way bigger. About as big as my 20 week old barn yard mixes

Most of my cockerels are almost hen sized by about 10 weeks. Silkies are bantam, so are going to be much smaller. They don't have very obvious male specific feathering, just on their shoulders right now. Male saddle feathers don't start to come in until about 10 weeks and can take a few more to be clearly visible.
For example, this is a 10 week old cockerel, male specific feathering just starting to come in. He's a bit smaller than the 3-year old adult hen on the right and is bigger than the 6 month old pullet on the left.

 

[Nesi]

Most of my cockerels are almost hen sized by about 10 weeks. Silkies are bantam, so are going to be much smaller. They don't have very obvious male specific feathering, just on their shoulders right now. Male saddle feathers don't start to come in until about 10 weeks and can take a few more to be clearly visible.
For example, this is a 10 week old cockerel, male specific feathering just starting to come in. He's a bit smaller than the 3-year old adult hen on the right and is bigger than the 6 month old pullet on the left.View attachment 1128025

So these are going to be big birds then! I took them in because it was either me or the city.

 

[Mickey67]

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so I purchased these from Rural s Barred Rock, 4 out of the 9 look like this?!

disregard guineas in the back LOL

 

[junebuggena]

so I purchased these from Rural s Barred Rock, 4 out of the 9 look like this?!
View attachment 1128107 disregard guineas in the back LOL

Black sexlinks. And if the other 5 look like Barred Rocks, they are probably cockerels.

 

[JudysMuscovy]

These are supposed to be silkie's but my silkie's are both white could it be possible for them to not be white? I let my Bantam hen hatch these since she is always broody!

 

[Cindysrescue]

I got this tiny pure white chick at the feed store 4 weeks ago. It came from Ideal;

clean legs, single comb and a bantam. My guess is a red pyle Modern Game bantam pullet. It doesn't look quite like the OEGB chicks I've seen. I know 4 weeks old can be too early to tell. What do you all think?

 

[Sam and ELLA]

Pick up 2 more birds today any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[nealj]

Thank you for your help. Im really bummed they are Roosters but as long as they stay nice. It wont be bad. I just really wanted all hens. This may be a really stupid question, but does anyone sell chicks and guarantee them to be a certain sex? Im sure hoping the others are hens but I have to say I'm pretty worried since so far the 2 out of 4 RIRs happen to be Roosters.

Do some research on any of the "sex link" chickens. they are pretty much 100% to know gender right from hatch. They are made so that the males are 1 color and the females are another. Makes it easier for the hatcheries to know for sure. plus they are usually very good layers.