Guess on the breeds?

[fuzziecreatures]

We got 25 straight run brown layer assortment, 25 straight run rare layer assortment, and 2 meal makers (layer or meat) from Meyer Hatchery at the end of March. We ordered straight run with the intention of eating the extra roos knowing that it was a 50/50 chance. Most people seem to have a tougher time with their straight run birds and the ratio is more like 70/30:roo/hen.

We have 11 Easter Eggers, 2 cleaned faced. We ended up with all 11 being females... Ok, no problem. We have plenty more birds to sex. 2 out of 6 Salmon Favorolles are females. 1 Dominque pullet. The rest of them are 4 Buckeye remaining (lost 4 of these), Rhode Island Reds (Production Reds), New Hampshire Reds, some orange/buff and white bird, 2 Partridge Rocks, 2 Austrolorps, 2 Black Jersey Giants and I think that's it.

Here is my real concern, the birds are 12 weeks old tomorrow. I only see 6 obvious boys out of the rest of the birds! 4 Salmon Favs and 2 Buckeyes....

What am I 1?

What am I 2?

Different bird than above

Another different bird


Buckeye


Partridge Rock


New Hampshire?

 

[donrae]

Your reddish birds with white backsides are red sex link pullets. They can vary in amounts of white, but that's what they are.

The others look about right.

 

[hdowden]

the ones in question are sex links and the others look like you are correct on breeds

 

[fuzziecreatures]

Oh my, we have alot of sex links then...
I would think that males in the other breeds would be obvious by 12 weeks. But everyones combs are quite small an pink but not red compared to the chicks we hatched here. There are 13 that we hatched 5 days after these ones from the hatchery arrived and 4 of them are obvious roos, including the easter egger.

 

[donrae]

Well, if you want big brown eggs, those sex link pullets are your new best friends! They're great little layers.

Good hen to roo ratio! Makes me want to take a chance and order straight run.............................

or not. lol.

 

[fuzziecreatures]

Ok so I counted the gold comets.... 11!
Now we just need to figure out the production reds, new hamps and buckeyes (pretty sure on those, the pullets combs are yellow)
I figure at 12 weeks any cockerels of those types would be obvious with huge combs by now.