I am so new to chickens and BYC...can I get some help on what breed and gender this chick is??

[mis gallinitas]

Good morning all,
I am so excited to be on this chicken journey! This is my first post on BYC, I am wondering if I could get some help on determining breed and gender of one of my chicks?
This is an "assorted white" that I got from my local feed store...they get their chicks from a mail order hatchery. I have no idea what breed it is....He/She is now 7 weeks old...
What do you experts think?

 

[lightchick]

Welcome to BYC!
She's definitely a pullet. Looks like a Leghorn...?

 

[mis gallinitas]

thank you, lightchick for taking a look and responding....pullet sounds good to me!

leghorn was my guess...she is much smaller than all of my other 7 week olds...but my other breeds run larger in general (black australorp, salmon faverolle, silver laced wyandotte, buff orpington, barred plymouth rock, rhode island red and ameraucana--i think, but might be easter eggers...will be posting on those shortly, because I am thoroughly confused!---

 

[lightchick]

Sounds like you have a lovely assortment of breeds! If the 'ameraucana' was from a hatchery then it is most likely a Easter Egger. EE's are one of my favorites because you never know what it's going to end up looking like!

 

[jnckids]

...because you never know what it's going to end up looking like!

Agreed. And the variety of egg color.

There's mine!

 

[mis gallinitas]

Hi Lightchick...it's been pretty amazing just watching how much they have changed and grown in the last 7 weeks....i can't wait to see what they all look like as "grown ups".
i posted photos of my "Ameraucanas" if you could take a look, I would be so interested in what you think....of course, I started a new thread and not certain how to get you there, because I am not quite certain how to navigate BYC yet....learning so many new things!

 

[mis gallinitas]

Handsome Guy!!

 

[mis gallinitas]

jnckids...that comment was for your EE..."Handsome Guy!"

 

[jnckids]

Handsome Guy!!

Actually, she lays blue eggs. LOL. EE's are a pain. I almost got rid of her because I was certain she was going to crow but instead she laid an egg.

 

[mis gallinitas]

Actually, she lays blue eggs. LOL. EE's are a pain. I almost got rid of her because I was certain she was going to crow but instead she laid an egg.

seriously??? i totally thought she was a HE... See? I know nothing! total newbie.