HELP I can't figure out who is who...

[watersoflethe]

I have 3 red 9 week pullets running around.
2 of them are red sex links
and one is a rhode island red.
i used to be able to tell them apart but now they got a lot older when i was away on a trip for 2 weeks. and they also got very stressed and pulled a lot of feathers out...
but due to zoning issues i need to downsize my flock and am trying to sell these 3 pullets.
the problem is... i can't seem to figure out which is which..
can anyone tell me the main differences between these two breeds at around 9 weeks of age?

 

[High Roost Ranch]

RSL should be a lighter red and possibly have white in it, I believe. I'm no RSL person in the least, but I recall from photos. A good quality RIR will be a deep, dark, mahogany red.

 

[woodmort]

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I agree--my RSL usually have a few white feathers someplace but tend to be a lighter red than the RIR.

RIR Pullet

RSL Pullet both the same age

 

[Louieandthecrew]

I third that

My Red Star, even now, is a LOT lighter than my miniature RIR

 

[SmittenChicken]

I don't have RIRs, but my RSLs had a few white feathers by 3 weeks I think. Mine are the same color red as Woodmort's, but don't have nearly as many white feathers. (That's a beautiful SS, by the way!)