It’s a bit early, but just for fun!

[TheOddOneOut]

My chicks are just over 4 weeks old!

welsummer, sexed female at Meyer Hatchery but I’m starting to be suspicious of that comb. She and top (confirmed by Meyer) roo like to hang out on the edge of the brooder together. They’re best friends.
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Blue Buff Columbian Orpington covered by Opal Legbar, hatched by yours truly. Really hoping this one is a hen, I love her! She doesn’t love me back yet though, lol!
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Ayam Cemani (blue band); caught fighting one of my confirmed roos from Meyer today. Got this one as a gift from a coworker. The coworker says they are pure, but they have very small combs:
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these 3 I have the best pictures of, but I’ll grab the rest tomorrow!

sorry, I know it’s early to tell but I am just so excited, these are my first chickens!

The Ayam Cemani is not pure. It should have a single comb. It is a cockerel.
The Welsummer is a cockerel.

 

[Carnationcrab]

The Ayam Cemani is not pure. It should have a single comb. It is a cockerel.
The Welsummer is a cockerel.

What are you seeing that makes you think cockerel for the Ayam Cemani? I want to learn. I don’t mind it isn’t pure, I’m not looking to breed and I live somewhere very cold.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

What are you seeing that makes you think cockerel for the Ayam Cemani? I want to learn. I don’t mind it isn’t pure, I’m not looking to breed and I live somewhere very cold.

It has a pea comb. And it’s a very LARGE pea comb.
It’s a boy.

 

[Carnationcrab]

It has a pea comb. And it’s a very LARGE pea comb.
It’s a boy.

Thank you! I’ll try to catch my other one to get a picture. I suspect male as well, though it’s legs are thinner and it hangs out more with the hens and seems very docile compared to the other Ayam Cemani. I reached out to the coworker and they said they got the Ayam Cemanis as a gift from Indonesian family members, who gave them his line specifically because they ended up with pea combs and would do great in the north. Not sure how accurate that is, or how they made the pea combs (which cross) but an interesting story nonetheless!

 

[Carnationcrab]

Here’s my other little Ayam Cemani x! This one is very sweet and shy. Took me a long time to catch! Mostly hangs out with the hens and has skinnier legs than the other Ayam Cemani. You can’t see it’s comb from the side, unlike the other.

@TheOddOneOut I call upon your expertise!!

 

[Carnationcrab]

The birds are 6 weeks now! I’d love to know if anyone has an updated guess on this chicken!

and this BLRW. This chick is really behind developmentally, but all my BLRW died because they all came out super weak and runt like and refused to grow. I’m not sure if I have a lot of hope for this one, but it has always been doing miles better than it’s siblings. None of them ever got any adult feathers.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here’s my other little Ayam Cemani x! This one is very sweet and shy. Took me a long time to catch! Mostly hangs out with the hens and has skinnier legs than the other Ayam Cemani. You can’t see it’s comb from the side, unlike the other.

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@TheOddOneOut I call upon your expertise!!

Apologies, I missed this! Looks male...

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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The birds are 6 weeks now! I’d love to know if anyone has an updated guess on this chicken!

and this BLRW. This chick is really behind developmentally, but all my BLRW died because they all came out super weak and runt like and refused to grow. I’m not sure if I have a lot of hope for this one, but it has always been doing miles better than it’s siblings. None of them ever got any adult feathers.

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Interesting...
Okay, the above chick looks like and Olive Egger pullet.
I can't tell on the BLRW

 

[Carnationcrab]

Interesting...
Okay, the above chick looks like and Olive Egger pullet.
I can't tell on the BLRW

I thought pullet for the olive egger and cockerel for the BLRW but I think he/she just needs more time. They’ve only just started to catch up in size and energy to the rest of the flock so I think they’ll feather and show super late.

 

[Carnationcrab]

Here is the BLRW again!