I bought 4 blue cochins and...2 something elses

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

Yep Buff Brahma! Keep an eye on it, wayyy too young but I am suspecting cockerel.

I am so excited, I had all my breeds planned out, but now I'll have to replace some in my planning and buy more hens and/or roos

 

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

I'm not sure if it will help, but here are pictures from the day I brought them home.

 

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

Just found out my white chick isn't white at all, she's buff of buff barred.

 

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

So now we know that Jenny is a Brahma, I have another question if anyone can help me. I did some research of Cochins and realized that my Blues are younger than I thought, but what about Jenny? How old do you think she is? She acts sort of like a cockerel, but I'm still unsure. If she is a he, his name will be Jesse James. I read a thread here where someone said that there is a sort of "cheet sheet", which I know cannot be correct for all birds due to feathering rates of breeds and genders. It said week 1 - wing feathers, week 2 - tail feathers, week 3 - back feathers, week 4 - breast feathers, week 5 - head feathers. Jenny/Jesse has wing feathers, a few tail feathers, and a few feathers on her back and breast...

 

[Skyle]

So now we know that Jenny is a Brahma, I have another question if anyone can help me. I did some research of Cochins and realized that my Blues are younger than I thought, but what about Jenny? How old do you think she is? She acts sort of like a cockerel, but I'm still unsure. If she is a he, his name will be Jesse James. I read a thread here where someone said that there is a sort of "cheet sheet", which I know cannot be correct for all birds due to feathering rates of breeds and genders. It said week 1 - wing feathers, week 2 - tail feathers, week 3 - back feathers, week 4 - breast feathers, week 5 - head feathers. Jenny/Jesse has wing feathers, a few tail feathers, and a few feathers on her back and breast...

I'd say around 3 weeks old

 

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

I'd say around 3 weeks old

Thank you, my current estimate was 18 days

 

[GwynniesHenniesChicks]

Yep Buff Brahma! Keep an eye on it, wayyy too young but I am suspecting cockerel.

The more I watch "her" out and about and playing with the others, the more I believe you are right I think she's a little man