Getting ready ?

[Sono]

Ive been watching my new flock as they mature, upgrading the feeder and waterer to make things better along with the entirely new coop/run for this flock. Today I noticed their combs are starting to become more pronounced and were really red.... Are they getting ready to lay at 6 months? I put a daylight bulb in the coop on a timer so they have longer daylight hours in the winter months as Ive done before with no issues and had eggs year round with my last flock ( just different breeds this time. I am so ready to have fresh eggs again after all this hard work since losing my last flock to coons.

 

[Tookie]

All the ones with red and pronounced combs are actually cockerels I believe.

 

[SilverBirds]

I see four pullets and at least three cockerels in the last picture. The males have long hackle, sickle, and tail feathers, and a lot of color leakage.

 

[Sono]

These are all Ameracauna hens except the 1 buff orphington hen.

 

[Tookie]

These are all Ameracauna hens except the 1 buff orphington hen.

I'm seeing 4 Easter Egger cockerels and 3 Easter Egger pullets, 1 Buff Orpington pullet, and 1 Rhode Island Red pullet.

 

[SilverBirds]

These are all Ameracauna hens except the 1 buff orphington hen.

They are actually Easter Eggers. You may have bought them as "Americaunas", which is marketing ploy.

The red bird with a single comb looks like a Rhode Island Red. So you have 6 EEs, a BO, and a RIR. At least three of the EEs are male (one is a little to far away to be sure, but looks like a fourth cock) and the others are all female.

 

[Sono]

They are actually Easter Eggers. You may have bought them as "Americaunas", which is marketing ploy.

The red bird with a single comb looks like a Rhode Island Red. So you have 6 EEs, a BO, and a RIR. At least three of the EEs are male (one is a little to far away to be sure, but looks like a fourth cock) and the others are all female.

Yes, I forgot about the rhode island red... lol But they should have been all females? 2 of my old flock hens had the longer feathers as well and laid eggs.... so Im a bit confused now and the TSC has been very good about their chick sex, males on one side and females on the opposite side

 

[Sono]

I will get better pics tomorrow and hopefully get them identified, Ill need to seperate the males

 

[Sono]

Ive been reading various articles for sexing them, and one said roos will begin developing their combs ar 4 to 6 weeks.... none of them had combs then and didnt develop any combs until they were well past that point. Ill try to get pics of each later today since I dont want to have any males with the hens ( strictly eggs ) as Im not breeding them

 

[SilverBirds]

Ive been reading various articles for sexing them, and one said roos will begin developing their combs ar 4 to 6 weeks.... none of them had combs then and didnt develop any combs until they were well past that point. Ill try to get pics of each later today since I dont want to have any males with the hens ( strictly eggs ) as Im not breeding them

That would be very helpful.