From what I read the Buff Orp / SL Wyandotte crosses are sex linked which in theory means that the yellow/white are males and any that hatched reddish are female! But nothing is certain of course! I’d LOVE it if some of them were female!!!
they are so spunky and fun. I’m preparing myself for the worst, that way anything else would be a wonderful surprise! 
We decided it’s probably a good idea to handle the suspected cockerels often and frequently so that when it comes time to rehome a couple of them, hopefully they are well-mannered and easy to handle if ever necessary for moving purposes or health reasons. Plus who needs an excuse to snuggle baby chicks?! Winchester is in the front! They’re getting little tail feathers!
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These guys are so sweet. I cropped out my crossed eyes but I’m not the star of the photo anyway! How cute are they. And I got a good picture of their sister who roosted on my arm like that for a while, she was content to just sit with me. We’ve nicknamed her “Maybelline/Mabel” because of her eyeliner. My co-worker who watched her hatch with me called her that when she emerged and it just kind of stuck with me lol. I hope no one takes offense to us calling them something a little different. All the names you guys chose were awesome too! I hope that she keeps some of the black when she feathers out. I think there is potential for her to look mostly like a dark buff Orpington which would be beautiful, but it would be kinda cool if there was a little bit of lacing or black markings that came through!
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Winchester!! 
they’re growing the slowest so far but beauty takes time!!! I’m not sure yet if they are both girls but I am definitely praying that they are!!
Which one was colonel potter? How is Charles doing?You guys I can’t express how much love I have for one of the little Roos… Colonel Potter literally just wants to hang out with us all day. I check on them every morning and he ALWAYS jumps on my arm and wants to go for a field trip roosting on my shoulder. He doesn’t cry when I take him away from the brooder and he just sits there and quietly peeps and chitters to me. I was holding another chick in the brooder and he literally flew out of the open lid to get on my arm too.
We don’t know which rooster we will be keeping yet obviously, but I’m thinking he really wants to stay.
We already have a system worked out, he climbs up my arm and sits on my shoulder, we go make coffee together and say good morning to my husband, then I bring him back to the brooder and stick out my arm and he waddles down my arm and sits on my hand until I lower it back in.
Is it normal for them to be so clever so young? Am I personifying him too much? Probably. But I love him anyway.
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Hopefully I’ll have another update today as I’m heading to tractor supply to see if they have any chicks today!
I THINK Charles is Potter, I think Charles was the one with the smallest dot on his head!Which one was colonel potter? How is Charles doing?
It’s normal I think? Most of my chicks enjoy sitting on me, even now
Careful, once you get some chicks you’re never going to stop!
Oh that’s good, it’s nice to know he’s a good boy so far
I’m hoping to get some more pullets, I’d like to get another speckled Sussex, Easter egger or Ameraucana, or olive eggers! It will depend what they have available. If I wait another week there’s another feed store in the area that actually knows the breeds they’re getting so I may wait one more week and go pick up those chicks! They’ll have Ancona pullets too! I may get one of those. They are so pretty!
and they're getting so big! 
