Help wanted to identify sex/breed please; Desperate to know what these two are?

[barkerg]

These are just my observations of your beautiful chicks and I am in no way trying to offend or insult anyones intelligence so no offense is intended, just giving a different perspective. The enclosed pics are compliments of Lori Russell and her spalding hen Lily. They are intended to be an example of how just a little green blood can make a young bird change its sex visually over time and the India Blue rules sometimes do not apply, note the barring and its changes over a short amount of time all of the pics are of the same bird. Your birds remind me of spalding birds because of the tails and the marking patterns, Im probably still wrong and will still eat crow so keep us posted.


Lily at 9 weeks the barring can be deceptive, many would call this a young rooster


Lily at 9 weeks again,


Lily at 3 months, 29 days


Lily at 3 months, 29 days and clearly a hen.


Gerald Barker

 

[Potts571]

Thank you, I'm not remotely offended, these are our lovely pets, whatever they turn out to be! just interested in anything people can give me regarding the breeding from what they observe in the photos. Not special breeding birds, just enjoying seeing them develop.They probably are spaulding, to what degree I'm not sure.....but take on board this could affect their markings as you suggest. Will keep posting pics till I know for sure

 

[Birdrain92]

These are just my observations of your beautiful chicks and I am in no way trying to offend or insult anyones intelligence so no offense is intended, just giving a different perspective. The enclosed pics are compliments of Lori Russell and her spalding hen Lily. They are intended to be an example of how just a little green blood can make a young bird change its sex visually over time and the India Blue rules sometimes do not apply, note the barring and its changes over a short amount of time all of the pics are of the same bird. Your birds remind me of spalding birds because of the tails and the marking patterns, Im probably still wrong and will still eat crow so keep us posted. Lily at 9 weeks the barring can be deceptive, many would call this a young rooster Lily at 9 weeks again, Lily at 3 months, 29 days Lily at 3 months, 29 days and clearly a hen. Gerald Barker

That is true that Spaldings can have an influence and we could be wrong. But the fun part with and crappy part is Spaldings can be unpredictable with their colors. Especially when you're not expecting it