Just curious if you see any Roos?

[BigWoodsLittleFarm]

I took some portraits of our chicks at around 5 weeks old (about a week ago now) before they moved to the garage. We are pretty sure Pepper is a rooster at this point, but curious if you see any other likely suspects? I haven’t been able to pick any out. I know the ISA browns are sex linked but I’m including them anyway cause they’re cute

Tofu - white leghorn

Egglentine- Blue Australorp

Cleo- ISA Brown

Jeannie the Meanie- Easter Egger

Fran- Barred Rock

Olive- ISA Brown

Pepper- Silver Duckwing Phoenix or Silver Duckwing Bantam we think— pretty sure this one is a roo

Lucille- Barred Rock

Gloria- Blue Australorp

Lucinda- Barred Rock

Astrid- Blue Australorp

I realize it’s still a smidge early but just curious if anything jumps out at you as we are very new to this chick thing

 

[cherrynberry]

Cleo is a cinnamon queen, not a RSL. Pepper looks to be the only cockerel (so far).

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Cleo is a cinnamon queen, not a RSL. Pepper looks to be the only cockerel (so far).

Do cin q have rose combs? I thought they had single? But i agree pepper looks to be the only cockerel

 

[cherrynberry]

Do cin q have rose combs? I thought they had single? But i agree pepper looks to be the only cockerel

They are a mutt and often have SLW blood. So yes, plenty have rose combs.

 

[NatJ]

Cleo is a cinnamon queen, not a RSL. Pepper looks to be the only cockerel (so far).

Huh?

Cinnamon Queens are one kind of Red Sex Link, according to all the information I can find.

OP labeled Cleo "ISA Brown," which is also one kind of Red Sex Link.

If you meant that Cleo is not an ISA Brown, I agree, because Cleo has black feathers where ISA Browns would have white feathers.

 

[cherrynberry]

Huh?

Cinnamon Queens are one kind of Red Sex Link, according to all the information I can find.

OP labeled Cleo "ISA Brown," which is also one kind of Red Sex Link.

If you meant that Cleo is not an ISA Brown, I agree, because Cleo has black feathers where ISA Browns would have white feathers.

I have seen plenty of hatchery CQs with rose combs here on BYC. If you want, I can link threads

Oh and yes, I meant that the bird is a CQ, not an ISA Brown.

 

[BigWoodsLittleFarm]

Oh wow! That’s pretty cool actually, and now that I look at some pics of ISA Browns this age it’s pretty obvious that’s not what these are I think the cinnamon queens look even prettier, so I’m happy with that! And too funny, I even gave one of them a queenly name without knowing it (Cleo being short for Cleopatra)

And yay, maybe we really got that lucky?! I was really hoping for just the one rooster. And I’m also kinda hoping he’s a bantam, he is a bit smaller than most of the other chicks except for maybe Gloria. A bantam rooster just seems like the perfect solution— too small to cause too much trouble but still a little bit of protection for them.

Would definitely be curious if anyone can tell whether Pepper is likely a silver Duckwing Phoenix or a Silver Duckwing Bantam but maybe it’s too soon to tell?

Thank you so much for your insight! It’s great to have so many experienced eyes to call upon

 

[NatJ]

I have seen plenty of hatchery CQs with rose combs here on BYC. If you want, I can link threads
...
Oh and yes, I meant that the bird is a CQ, not an ISA Brown.

Cleo is not an ISA Brown. Cleo might be a Cinnamon Queen.
I am not disagreeing about either of those points.

I was just objecting to your statement that "Cleo is a cinnamon queen, not a RSL."
Saying it that way would mean that Cinnamon Queens are not Red Sex Links.

But Cinnamon Queens ARE Red Sex Links. The hens are red, and the males are silver-based, and the two sexes can be separated by color. That's exactly what a Red Sex Link means. (And the quote you gave, saying CQ have a RIR father and SLW mother, demonstrates that nicely-- that pairing does produce sexlink chicks.)

 

[cherrynberry]

Oh wow! That’s pretty cool actually, and now that I look at some pics of ISA Browns this age it’s pretty obvious that’s not what these are I think the cinnamon queens look even prettier, so I’m happy with that! And too funny, I even gave one of them a queenly name without knowing it (Cleo being short for Cleopatra)

And yay, maybe we really got that lucky?! I was really hoping for just the one rooster. And I’m also kinda hoping he’s a bantam, he is a bit smaller than most of the other chicks except for maybe Gloria. A bantam rooster just seems like the perfect solution— too small to cause too much trouble but still a little bit of protection for them.

Would definitely be curious if anyone can tell whether Pepper is likely a silver Duckwing Phoenix or a Silver Duckwing Bantam but maybe it’s too soon to tell?

Thank you so much for your insight! It’s great to have so many experienced eyes to call upon

Where did you buy them from? It will be easier to tell once he is older/fully feathered.

Cleo is not an ISA Brown. Cleo might be a Cinnamon Queen.
I am not disagreeing about either of those points.

I was just objecting to your statement that "Cleo is a cinnamon queen, not a RSL."
Saying it that way would mean that Cinnamon Queens are not Red Sex Links.

But Cinnamon Queens ARE Red Sex Links. The hens are red, and the males are silver-based, and the two sexes can be separated by color. That's exactly what a Red Sex Link means. (And the quote you gave, saying CQ have a RIR father and SLW mother, demonstrates that nicely-- that pairing does produce sexlink chicks.)

Gotcha. Yes, typo on my part.

 

[NatJ]

Would definitely be curious if anyone can tell whether Pepper is likely a silver Duckwing Phoenix or a Silver Duckwing Bantam but maybe it’s too soon to tell?

You will probably have to wait until he grows up a bit more before you know for sure if he is a bantam or a standard sized chicken.

And by the time he grows up, you will know for sure if he is a phoenix (long tail that trails behind him on the ground) or not (normal length tail.)

Details about terminology:
Silver Duckwing is a color.
Bantam is a size (small chicken).
Phoenix is a breed where roosters grow a long tail. They come in bantam size and standard size.

So he could perhaps be Silver Duckwing Phoenix Bantam.
But I think Silver Duckwing Old English Game Bantam is more likely, because they are more common.

Some other bantam-sized breeds also come in Silver Duckwing color, and some other standard sized breeds do too.