I don't know what breed these are.....

[Kev]

In breeds with long tails, they should be longer than that. My own longtails are not exactly 100% pure however even they as chicks at that age obviously have "looks long" tails even if they don't have full tail length at that age.

I already explained why brown leghorn or phoenix are probably not good guesses- it's not strictly the tail.

 

[bizzeeb60]

Alright, so majority says my chicks are most likely game mix. So what is a e+ rooster and are the hens going to be good layers and what color of egg. We were told they all came from the same hatch?

I know even as small as they are the Roosters are very nicely colored (can you call a rooster pretty?)

Thanks for the help...very much appreciated it, like I said I am definitely a newbie at this chicken stuff..

 

[Kev]

The rooster in your pictures will grow up into what an e+ or wheaten rooster looks like. Black breast, shiny red hackles and saddle..

e+ is just the genetic notation for a specific gene is all. A black breasted red rooster and hen are e+. Check out pictures of black breasted red anything.. ditto on light brown leghorns. People just have given several different names for the same thing, hence the specific universally accepted notations for specific genes.. to clear up any confusion about what color or pattern someone else is talking about.

Check out pictures of wheaten hens to see pictures of hens similar to yours. It's possible yours are e+ and wheaten mixes. genetic notation for wheaten is eWh by the way..

The black hen probably has the Birchen pattern. It's just due to another gene. It's also dominant so if you breed her, some of her babies will look more or less like her. A Birchen with the gold gene often are called "brown reds" so you can look for brown reds to see pictures of girls like that one. See what I mean about having specific notations for genes? All this different names.. If this is still confusing, don't worry. All this means is she in particular has the Birchen gene that the others pictured don't have.

As for laying, if they are games or game mixes they are generally fair layers- not as many as a sex link but not so few like a silkie either. They do tend to have strong broody instincts so if you want them to breed and raise chicks, there will be no problems there.

 

[bizzeeb60]

Thank you soo much. Definitely not so confused now.

 

[GwenFarms]

These look like mixed games to me. The hens will make great broody sitters and good moms. I have some hatching guinea and duck eggs right now. I let one hen raise a hatch of her own so that I'll have more broodies.