don't knowgender or breed...help

[ray02554]

Hi all,

Got my chickens 8 weeks ago and all I know is mom is said to be RIR and dad is a big white rooster - if that even helps...what are they? Pullets or Roos?

Chicken 1

Chicken 2

Chicken 3- This is the only one with a notable comb

Chicken 4

Thanks for taking a look!

 

[Camelot Farms]

My gender guesses are Pullet, Pullet, Cockerel, Pullet.

 

[ray02554]

Is the comb the give away? My SIL has four also and all of hers have a giant red comb like the one that may be my cockerel.

 

[wordgirl]

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As well as having a large comb, #3 also looks like he has saddle feathers coming in (those are the long, pointy feathers that hang down around the tail on a rooster).

 

[solarquail]

Agreed!

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[baldie]

They look kinda like sex-links or red stars

 

[usschicago1]

what about hatchery quality RIR? Arnt they usually skinnier than sexlink ?

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

#3 is a ROO! Just look at the size of the feet, longer and thicker. Comb, obviously and those hackles are stringy and thin and those saddle feathers are starting to drape over the tail head. Look at the tail, compared to the others its short. All these are signs of a roo. Just wait, in a couple of weeks those tail feathers will start curving and he'll crow really loud, all the time.

 

[TDB]

1st-RIR
2nd-Red Sex Link
4th-White Rock

 

[natkev]

3rd one is a rooster but i don't know the breeds of number 2 and 3 but 1 is rhode island red