Finding out what my little angels are

SilkieHeart

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Sep 10, 2015
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I'm trying to figure out the species and gender of my 5 little angels. I'll try to put up their best pictures I took of them and describe how they act on a day to day basis.

first of are the oldest of the five, my Landlady's grandchildren named them, but I gave them little pet names myself and they seem to react to the names rather well.

first is the white and black chicken who I call "Sakon" and the red and white chicken who I've been wanting to call "Lyra"
http://i.imgur.com/kbIaRoob.jpg http://i.imgur.com/v6SvT5wb.jpg
the first picture was the only image of Lyra I could get, as it is very shy and does not really deal with people much. Though Lyra, when out and about, likes to fly to the roof of their coop and relax there for a bit. Sakon on the other hand is very proud and swift, and can be a bit noisy if it feels someone is too close to the coop. Sakon rarely perches on anything and will often fluff him(?)self, though that's probably because of the ending summer heat.

The two of them were brought home around a month ago and they've grown really fast. I want to say they were at least 2 weeks when they showed up at the house.

These three however were brought home about 2 weeks ago. My landlady claims they are a Dominique, a Sex Link and an American Giant. I will be posting them up in order of how I listed.

http://i.imgur.com/7XG0U3Eb.jpg
The Dominique (who i've thought about calling "Oichi" if it's a girl and "Keiji" if it's a boy)

http://i.imgur.com/f2kNYKEb.jpg
The Sex Link (it was the best picture I could get.. this one doesn't care for cameras apparently. I've wanted to call this one "Naotora" if it's a girl)

http://i.imgur.com/DIjfY6Bb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pxI3queb.jpg
The "American Giant" (also known as my shoulder chicken as it loves to perch on my shoulder and tickle me. If it's a boy I'm planning on calling him "Akeichi")

Are these species listed correct? and if so, any ideas on their genders? because from what I've observed and what I think, Sakon's a boy, Lyra's a girl, the Dominique's a boy, the Sex Link a girl and the "Giant" a boy.

the hatcheries my landlord got them from does not sex their chickens, so we have no way of knowing except that "they usually are all female" from what the gentleman apparently said.

any information is greatly appreciated! I don't want to leave my little angels nameless anymore!
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Does Lyra have "puffy" cheeks? If so I would say she is an Easter Egger, Sakons looks like a Light Brahma, Akeichi looks like it may be a Black Australorp or a Jersey Giant (never heard if an American Giant before), the on that looks like a Dominique does it have a single comb or a rose comb? And does it have feathered feet? Could you get a better picture of the one you think is a sex link?
 
No, Lyra has a very smooth face, but the coloration does look similar (I just looked up the breed and the coloration is pretty close) I'll try to get a better picture of her and the sex link soon.
As for the Dominique, it looks like a single comb and no, it does not have feathered feet. (Then again, Sakon didnt get his until he was at least a month old) I believe I have her picture up close.
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And thank you so much for your insight! It really helps :)
 
No, Lyra has a very smooth face, but the coloration does look similar (I just looked up the breed and the coloration is pretty close) I'll try to get a better picture of her and the sex link soon.
As for the Dominique, it looks like a single comb and no, it does not have feathered feet. (Then again, Sakon didnt get his until he was at least a month old) I believe I have her picture up close.



And thank you so much for your insight! It really helps
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Yup, it has the beginning appearance of a rose comb so I would say Dominique not Barred rock. I can't wait to see more pictures :).
 
Thanks! It really helps :)

Now I just need to determine genders of the ones that have the most pictures, namely Sakon, Akeichi, Lyra and Oichi/Keiji, since I need a better picture of the sex link to get a better determination.

Thank you again so much!
 
Thanks! It really helps
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Now I just need to determine genders of the ones that have the most pictures, namely Sakon, Akeichi, Lyra and Oichi/Keiji, since I need a better picture of the sex link to get a better determination.

Thank you again so much!
If you get better pictures of Lyra and Sakon I could try and confirm their genders, but the others ones are to young to say for sure. Around 10 weeks is a good time to start guessing genders.
 
A pullet is a female, right? Sorry, im still new to all these chicken terms. ^^;

But i also managed to get some more pictures of Sakon and Lyra. And Lyra's cheeks are starting to puff out now, so she does seem to be an easter egger chicken.

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