My 8 week old TSC Flock-let's play name that breed/gender for a few

[Will79]

So after a family of foxes got my flock of golden comets and we moved I swore no chickens (well mostly my wife). And then my wife decides chickens. So I picked up 4 different breeds from TSC to have some variety in eggs, slightly less egg production than golden comets (even I got tired of eggs), and to have a project (chicken house with some improvements from my last one and use the unused kennel run area).

A few of these are easy for breed/gender. I've labeled the pictures and put my guesses below for each and can get more pictures-they are a bit antsy right now and want to spread their wings and get in the run again. Hopefully they will have their house this weekend weather permitting.

I bought 2 each "labelled' as Longhorn, Cinnamon Queen, Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Rhode Island Red (wanted some easter eggers but hey chicken math can come in later along with ducks (raised separately but common run)).

From the pictures (and I apologize-I'll work on calming the girls with some tomatoes/fruit tonight as I may have a couple mismatched):

1-Golden Laced Wyandotte-pullet or cockerel I'm not sure.
2-Australorp or Black Orphington-pullet
3-Longhorn Pullet
4-Longhorn Pullet
5-Cinnamon Queen Pullet
6-Rhode Island Red Pullet
7-Cinammon Queen Pullet
8-Rhode Island Red cockerel

Hopefully I just have one cockerel but if not there are local chicken swaps and we want to do some ducks as well. I'm also going to be getting some mature speckled sussexxs-2 hens and a rooster. I'm debating which rooster would be best to handle the flock. I'm on the city limits literally and have 2 acres-other neighbors have roosters and no one minds but the city is more of a complaint based-hence why my house/runs are being worked on for predator protection (hawks, raccoons, fox, loose dogs).

Thanks in advance and thanks for all of the great articles/discussions-always learning something. Time to wrap up a meeting and go cut myself on metal roofing for the house.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

1 and 8 look like boys

 

[JedJackson]

1 gold laced Wyandotte. I think pullet because this breed tends to show comb growth and color early, and there really isn't that much of either.

2 yes, probably Australorp pullet. Possibility that it is a black Minorca.

3, 4 White Leghorn pullets

5 production Rhode Island red pullet

6, 7 Cinnamon Queen pullets

8 Production Rhode Island red cockerel.

 

[Will79]

1 gold laced Wyandotte. I think pullet because this breed tends to show comb growth and color early, and there really isn't that much of either.

2 yes, probably Australorp pullet. Possibility that it is a black Minorca.

3, 4 White Leghorn pullets

5 production Rhode Island red pullet

6, 7 Cinnamon Queen pullets

8 Production Rhode Island red cockerel.

Thanks! What I was thinking from reading more about the Wyandotte and looking at pictures.

Will check out Minorca as well. Mostly trying to get a general idea of temperaments etc.

 

[Holdthechicken]

1 gold laced Wyandotte. I think pullet because this breed tends to show comb growth and color early, and there really isn't that much of either.

2 yes, probably Australorp pullet. Possibility that it is a black Minorca.

3, 4 White Leghorn pullets

5 production Rhode Island red pullet

6, 7 Cinnamon Queen pullets

8 Production Rhode Island red cockerel.

Can I ask how you tell the difference between Rhode Island reds and production reds? Mine were labeled RIR at purchase, but after looking at pics I can’t really tell the difference in adulthood.

 

[Painted Calls]

Can I ask how you tell the difference between Rhode Island reds and production reds? Mine were labeled RIR at purchase, but after looking at pics I can’t really tell the difference in adulthood.

RIRs are a deep mahogany red. Production Reds tend to be a more faded, orangey-red.

 

[Holdthechicken]

RIRs are a deep mahogany red. Production Reds tend to be a more faded, orangey-red.

Thank you! I’ve seen pics of the heritage Rhode Island Reds, and that color is beautiful. Mine are pretty dark, so I’ll go with RIR!

 

[Will79]

1 gold laced Wyandotte. I think pullet because this breed tends to show comb growth and color early, and there really isn't that much of either.

2 yes, probably Australorp pullet. Possibility that it is a black Minorca.

3, 4 White Leghorn pullets

5 production Rhode Island red pullet

6, 7 Cinnamon Queen pullets

8 Production Rhode Island red cockerel.

Got a couple more pics of #2 (one advantage of the mixed breeds is much easier to name-still working on those lol).

 

[JedJackson]

Got a couple more pics of #2 (one advantage of the mixed breeds is much easier to name-still working on those lol).

That brown coloring on the neck/chest is not normal for any pure black variety, so this bird may be some type of hatchery hybrid. It may be easier to guess what it is when it is older, but it is a pullet without doubt.

 

[Will79]

That brown coloring on the neck/chest is not normal for any pure black variety, so this bird may be some type of hatchery hybrid. It may be easier to guess what it is when it is older, but it is a pullet without doubt.

Thanks-could it be a Wyandotte cross breeding/genetic anomaly? I guess time will tell-I'll post back in a couple months with an update.