Is 9wk old Lil Peep a Roo and what type of chicken is he/her?

[Greengirly68]

He could be a brahma or cochin cross.
He is very pretty though.

Thank you, I am already extremely attached. My first chickens.

 

[Greengirly68]

Is this a bantam or standard?

He isn't small at all, so I will go with standard.

 

[21hens-incharge]

They could have some from a few sources.....

Remote location.....

Dumped
Hatched by wandering hen from a farm in the area
Escaped a gap in a pen on someones farm in the area


No matter where they came from they were very lucky to be found and cared for.

 

[Greengirly68]

They could have some from a few sources.....

Remote location.....

Dumped
Hatched by wandering hen from a farm in the area
Escaped a gap in a pen on someones farm in the area


No matter where they came from they were very lucky to be found and cared for.

I feel lucky as well.

 

[NatJ]

He and two others were possibly dumped near my home. They were found in a nature preserve, middle of the gravel road, across from my home. There is one that looks just like him but smaller, shorter feather on her feet, and a light straight- line comb. The third is White with pinkish beak and legs, tiny feather on one of her toes.
Lil Peep above, stands very upright and has very long feathers going down his feet. His comb started changing and became lumpy and red a couple weeks ago. He is also getting blue/teal feathers and has some bright white feathers under his wings. I am a new chicken momma now. They are all 3 very sweet. I was told by TSC person he may be a Brahma cross?

They are probably all mixes.
I agree that Brahma-mix is a reasonable guess for Lil Peep the black one.

 

[Greengirly68]

They are probably all mixes.
I agree that Brahma-mix is a reasonable guess for Lil Peep the black one.

Thank you. I'm happy to have muttchickens. I'm a mutt too. We thought maybe they were abandoned because someone thought they were roos but Lil Peep is the only one looking Roo like.

 

[NatJ]

The third is White with pinkish beak and legs, tiny feather on one of her toes.

The other may be a White Plymouth Rock?

I looked at the pictures in the first post of this thread, and in your other thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-everyone.1594008/#post-27088695
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-everyone.1594008/page-3#post-27127990

The white one is not a White Plymouth Rock.

A Plymouth Rock of any color should have a single comb and clean yellow feet. Your chicken has the wrong comb type (pea), wrong foot color (white) and has feathered feet (not clean feet.)

I think the white one is a mix of some sort, just like the black Lil Peep.

One looks like him but is smaller, light comb which is straight- not lumpy like his.

That one looks rather like a Cochin, but it could also be a mix of some kind. If two chicks are mixes, I think it most likely the third one is also a mix of some kind, although I can't be positive about that.

 

[Chicalina]

Lil Peep looks rather raggedy for a 9 week old, and could be late maturing since I see so many baby feathers still attached. Not obvious male but given it is behind in development I think possibly male. If you found them, what makes you think they are 9 weeks old?

 

[NatJ]

If you found them, what makes you think they are 9 weeks old?

The answer is earlier in the thread:

He is a stray. Was found with 2 others left across from my house in a very rural area. They looked to be a a week or 2 old then.

 

[First time Chick mom]

They could have some from a few sources.....

Remote location.....

Dumped
Hatched by wandering hen from a farm in the area
Escaped a gap in a pen on someones farm in the area


No matter where they came from they were very lucky to be found and cared for.

I totally agree, they are extremely lucky you found them! Not many people would take in stray chicks, not having them before. You must be a big-hearted person.