I think I have 4 Roosters and 2 hens...

[sjnocill]

I got these 6 chicks from a friend about 6 weeks ago, they were 3 weeks old then. Their son hatched them as a school project. I am new to chickens and they are only 9 weeks old, but I think 4 of them are roosters and only 2 hens. Am I right? And if you recognize the breed you can help me out with that as well. Thanks.

Looks pretty obvious, a Rooster maybe New Hampshire Red?

Don't know what breed but looks like a rooster.

Looks like another rooster?

Plymouth Barred Rock I think, looks like a rooster and a hen, but they are the same color.

A better look at the same hen.

A hen! I don't know what kind though, white leghorn?

All 6.

 

[sonew123]

I think your right ! Cant really help on breeds except the barred rock looks to be female 5th and 6th photos look to be girls

 

[flnatv]

Not good at this, but the 1st one looks a "little" like our NH, the 3rd one does look like a roo to me and looks a "lot" like the Columbian Rock Cross birds we got from TSC... Honestly doesn't mean a thing, but oh well.... Do you know where the eggs came from and what breeds they might have had?

Edited: looking at the NH... Don't think so... maybe a production red? Mine doesn't have any white feathers.... ?????

 

[sjnocill]

They came from a mixed flock. You are probably right on both counts though because the only local supply store to the guy I got them from is a Tractor Supply.

So how does the breeding thing work with a mixed flock and one rooster? The guy I got them from has one white rooster and a variety of hens. If the white rooster mates with a barred rock, will the offspring be barred rock? Or a mixture? This may be the case for the red one. If the white rooster mates with a NH red, might you get what I have in my first picture?

 

[sjnocill]

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I am confused on the barred rocks. Based on size and combs, one looks clearly like a rooster compared to the other one. But they are exactly the same color. Could this have something to do with them not being pure bred?

 

[flnatv]

Wish I could answer those questions, but I have not studied up on chicken genetics (yet

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Think of it like dogs... if they aren't the same breed... they are mutts... Cross a lab and a yorkie... and you get some characteristics of both breeds (temperament, ear shape, color, muscle structure, etc).

Most people seem to go by the color of the barring for BR... I don't have any, so I can't help there either.

Good luck with all of it... I know it is frustrating at times.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

When you are dealing with barnyard crosses, the color rule for barred Rocks is out the door. So, a hen could be very light or a roo very dark. I would guess you have a lovely flock of barnyard crosses.

 

[sjnocill]

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Thanks. I like how you worded it; "A lovely flock of barnyard crosses."

Is there any doubt with these four roosters? I think I want to go ahead a get rid of them because a couple of them are alredy trying to bully another hen we recently got and I don't have any need for them anyway. But I would hate to get rid of them if they were actually hens.

 

[pdsavage]

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Thanks. I like how you worded it; "A lovely flock of barnyard crosses."

Is there any doubt with these four roosters? I think I want to go ahead a get rid of them because a couple of them are alredy trying to bully another hen we recently got and I don't have any need for them anyway. But I would hate to get rid of them if they were actually hens.

Hens will bully new hens,its the pecking order thing....

 

[tball]

I think your right on the sex part and i have all prodution reds and they look like your red...good luck