Lets play guess the chickens 🐔

[Kaford]

If anyone could help me with breed and sex on these guys. I'm starting to really question the pullet bin from TS!
Thanks in advanced. I appreciate everyone's help and input!

 

[Battlepants]

1. Sapphire Gem Pullet
2. Same chicken as number 1? If not, going to need a head shot to determine sex
3. Barred Rock Pullet
4. Dunno breed, maybe some kind of mix? pullet

 

[Iluveggers]

Pic #3 is a silver laced wyandotte I believe, & I think #4 is an Easter Egger

 

[MysteryChicken]

If anyone could help me with breed and sex on these guys. I'm starting to really question the pullet bin from TS!
Thanks in advanced. I appreciate everyone's help and input!

#1. Blue Easter Egger

#2. Sapphire Gem

#3. Silver Laced Wyandotte

#4. Easter Egger

 

[Kaford]

1. Sapphire Gem Pullet
2. Same chicken as number 1? If not, going to need a head shot to determine sex
3. Barred Rock Pullet
4. Dunno breed, maybe some kind of mix? pullet

 

[Kaford]

Thank you all so much! I was really hoping they were all pullets they definitely had me questioning!

 

[Battlepants]

For the re-posting of #2, going with pullet on that one. I see a comb, but still light pink. I assume little to no wattle on this one at the moment?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

#1. Blue Easter Egger

#2. Sapphire Gem

#3. Silver Laced Wyandotte

#4. Easter Egger

I agree. I suspect the first lay some olive eggs. Believe I see some feathers on its legs that could indicate Marans ancestry

 

[Kaford]

For the re-posting of #2, going with pullet on that one. I see a comb, but still light pink. I assume little to no wattle on this one at the moment?

Yes I haven't see a wattle! So please educate me because when I look at combs i just see combs.. how can you tell by the comb if they're pullet or cockerel? Is the size color or both? I was told how to tell if a hen is in laying age by the color of her comb but not how to tell the sexes apart. I'm still learning

 

[Battlepants]

Yes I haven't see a wattle! So please educate me because when I look at combs i just see combs.. how can you tell by the comb if they're pullet or cockerel? Is the size color or both? I was told how to tell if a hen is in laying age by the color of her comb but not how to tell the sexes apart. I'm still learning

Yea, it's mostly the color, but the size is also useful for some of those breeds with naturally dark skin. Your cockerels will turn red something like 3-6 weeks, but your pullets will turn red when they are about ready to start laying, which is something like 18 weeks.

As for size, it seems to be much less definitive, but at roughly 8 weeks, checking for a decently formed comb (read that as not a scrunched up something on their head, but actually looks like a comb) is more likely to be a roo. At this stage you tend to have a bit of a sagging wattle too rather than just a chin-strap line on the pullets.

After this stage, I go on to look at feathering. You have your saddle feathers coming in at around 10-12 weeks. And your hackle/sickle feathers coming in around 16 weeks or so.

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