Help - guessing the gender of my mixed flock

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I also thought that saddles and hackles don’t grow in until 12+weeks?

They can grow in earlier, 12+ weeks is just the general rule since it’s more common.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

They can grow in earlier, 12+ weeks is just the general rule since it’s more common.

Oh ok! I’m really not very experienced.

 

[Roosteria]

1- dorking mix cockerel, possibly mixed with leghorn (I’m assuming that the “Italians” are leghorns, since I’ve seen them called Italian leghorns or just Italians before. However, I could very easily be wrong.)
2- cockerel, I don’t see any araucana traits, but he could be a mix of mixes
3- cockerel, same as #2
4- Altsteirer mix cockerel, could be mixed with araucana (if he doesn’t grow tail feathers)
5- dorking mix and/or Kraienköppe mix pullet
6- dorking mix(?) pullet
7- dorking mix and/or Kraienköppe mix pullet
8- pullet
9- pullet
10- pullet
11- araucana mix (if her tail ends up pointing down) pullet
12- naked neck mix pullet, possibly mixed with araucana (if she doesn’t grow a tail)
13- dorking mix pullet
14- Altsteirer mix pullet

Wow, great! Thanks for taking the time and being so precise. Was actually thinking 4 and 11 make more sense to be a bit araucana.
Anyway, really glad you both said only 4 cockerels

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Wow, great! Thanks for taking the time and being so precise. Was actually thinking 4 and 11 make more sense to be a bit araucana.
Anyway, really glad you both said only 4 cockerels

If you can, posting pictures as they mature may make their breeds clearer. Though at this point I doubt you’ll get any more surprise cockerels.

 

[Roosteria]

If you can, posting pictures as they mature may make their breeds clearer. Though at this point I doubt you’ll get any more surprise cockerels.

Yay, calming info! I'll try to post some more photos in a few weeks, when they'll be starting to crow and some gender characteristics will show better.

 

[Roosteria]

Wow! They turned out stunning! I love mixed flocks. Its always so exciting to see how everyone feathers out.

Indeed, the two greyish roos looked exactly the same when I got them at 5 weeks and look at them now!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Heya, was about time to drop by again. Just wanted to post some extra pics if anyone'd be interested how the flock looks now at 2 days from 19 weeks old.

One of the pullets has laid her 3rd pale pink egg today (in 4 days, took a break after the first one, haha).

The roos live alogside eachother just fine, but the pullets don't like it too much, cause they're simply put assholes. Anyway, will start a new thread about that situation shortly.

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Have a nice summer and may your flocks not suffer too much from the heat!

They’re beautiful! Out of curiosity, how do #6 and #13 look now?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hey, sorry for this late reply, wasn't logged in for some time. Here's some pics, they were 24 weeks old this last Sunday by my count.

Destiny - she's the smallest in the flock. Still not laying, one of the two that are holding back
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And Serena, the other one that's not laying yet, lol. You picked exactly these two.
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This one seems to be the same/half-same mix as Serena, her name's Tiffany and was the 2nd or 3rd in the flock to start laying, for now also the only one with green eggs. Just for comparison. They might both be a mix with a cream legbar, I guess...
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Their coloring is so unique! I can definitely see the dorking in them.