Help with breed and sex on some action birds

[cstephens1987]

Silver laced Cochin and Wyandotte cross, male.

Looks accurate

 

[debid]

With unknown age, you're watching for male signs to show.

The black and white (silver) ones all have male specific patterning. No doubt on those. The buff Cochin one has a lot of comb, stands like a male, and has a patch of what looks to be male saddle feathers even with the fuzzy/blurry image. The frizzled red one will be harder to tell because the male feathers are less obvious on a frizzle but I have a hunch that's a male also. The two blue ones in the last image have the patchy look of blue males. I think the two dark barnyard mixes by the water dish (one crested) are too young to tell yet but possibly pullets and the first image of a red and blue bird with blue legs may well be a pullet.

 

[cstephens1987]

With unknown age, you're watching for male signs to show.

The black and white (silver) ones all have male specific patterning. No doubt on those. The buff Cochin one has a lot of comb, stands like a male, and has a patch of what looks to be male saddle feathers even with the fuzzy/blurry image. The frizzled red one will be harder to tell because the male feathers are less obvious on a frizzle but I have a hunch that's a male also. The two blue ones in the last image have the patchy look of blue males. I think the two dark barnyard mixes by the water dish (one crested) are too young to tell yet but possibly pullets and the first image of a red and blue bird with blue legs may well be a pullet.

So with the exception of the red Cochin which I can't tell because the picture is unclear and leaned female rather than male I think you and I agreed on all the rest 100%

 

[debid]

So with the exception of the red Cochin which I can't tell because the picture is unclear and leaned female rather than male I think you and I agreed on all the rest 100%

I think so. Great minds and all that.

 

[debid]

BTW, auctions and swaps are where lots of unwanted cockerels go to find a new home. It's a good idea to learn what to look for before you buy anything somewhere like that. And quarantine because illness can spread easily with many birds from various sources in close proximity. It only takes one jerk medicating away symptoms and hauling sickly birds in to wreck havoc.

 

[Lisa G.]

i love the frizzle....

 

[SweetCotton]

I don't know age on any of them..
I was told the grays where blue wyandotte hens and the black and white bantam Brahma mix where a pair but it's confusing because combs are different only. One crows but they both seem to have the feathers of a roo?

 

[SweetCotton]

i love the frizzle....

Me 2 praying it's a hen lol...

 

[SweetCotton]

BTW, auctions and swaps are where lots of unwanted cockerels go to find a new home. It's a good idea to learn what to look for before you buy anything somewhere like that. And quarantine because illness can spread easily with many birds from various sources in close proximity. It only takes one jerk medicating away symptoms and hauling sickly birds in to wreck havoc.

Well thanks for the tips .. But any bird can be sold sick and it's all ways a gamble even good breeders will lie and sell you a few extra roos it's just life's gamble and for spelling I have dyslexia I don't all ways see spellchecker auto correct mistakes but thank you for your 2 cents on the topic and have a nice day

 

[debid]

Well thanks for the tips .. But any bird can be sold sick and it's all ways a gamble even good breeders will lie and sell you a few extra roos it's just life's gamble and for spelling I have dyslexia I don't all ways see spellchecker auto correct mistakes but thank you for your 2 cents on the topic and have a nice day

You don't expect much of breeders if you think even the good ones take advantage of newbies. When I bought some culls from a breeder, not only were they point of lay pullets as advertised, she pointed out their flaws. That's how a seller should treat a buyer, with honesty. And there are lots of honest sellers.

I'm sorry that you were blatantly lied to so early in your chicken keeping experience and trying to help you avoid it happening again. I'm sorry if you took that as criticism of your choices.

And autocorrect gets us all. I was laughing at my own absurd guess, not at you.