My first Dark Brahmas--one appears different than the rest

[TxChickieFan]

Back in early September, TSC got me again. I was in the store early one morning getting feed, and they had marked their week-old chicks down to 50 cents. I don't buy TSC straight run chicks after a rooster fiasco, but have had pretty good luck with their pullets. And at 50 cents, how can you go wrong, right?

So I left the store with feed, and about 20 tag-alongs. The tag-alongs consisted of mostly Dark and Buff Brahmas, plus 4 EEs because I can never resist them.

Fast forward 7 weeks, so these chicks are now 8 weeks old. Most of the Dark Brahmas are pretty uniform looking, and are feathering out as expected. But then there's this guy...I'm guessing he's the 10% mistaken gender expected error rate, and I need to come up with a good, masculine name for him?

Edited to add a pic of one the other Dark Brahma chicks. It's not a great angle, but that is what all of the others look like.

 

[JedJackson]

What odd coloring for a dark brahma. It almost looks like a cross between the light and dark varieties.

I think it is a cockerel, because of the blotchy, uneven coloring and the slight wattle development. Not 100% sure, though.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

How about Duke if he ends up being a boy?

 

[TxChickieFan]

Duke works for me! I won't mind if he does end up a roo. We currently have 20 adult standard chickens with only 1 roo (bantams are housed and counted separately, except for 1 red frizzle cochin hen who has been with the standards since she was a chick).

So once these chicks grow up, there's plenty of room for another roo.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Male, not pure color.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Interesting color. He’s a nice bird .

 

[TxChickieFan]

Thanks. I'll try to remember to post an update in a couple of months to share what he looks like as an adult.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Back in early September, TSC got me again. I was in the store early one morning getting feed, and they had marked their week-old chicks down to 50 cents. I don't buy TSC straight run chicks after a rooster fiasco, but have had pretty good luck with their pullets. And at 50 cents, how can you go wrong, right?

So I left the store with feed, and about 20 tag-alongs. The tag-alongs consisted of mostly Dark and Buff Brahmas, plus 4 EEs because I can never resist them.

Fast forward 7 weeks, so these chicks are now 8 weeks old. Most of the Dark Brahmas are pretty uniform looking, and are feathering out as expected. But then there's this guy...I'm guessing he's the 10% mistaken gender expected error rate, and I need to come up with a good, masculine name for him?

Edited to add a pic of one the other Dark Brahma chicks. It's not a great angle, but that is what all of the others look like.

The chick in the last pic is for sure a pullet to me.
Not so sure about the other 2 though...

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The chick in the last pic is for sure a pullet to me.
Not so sure about the other 2 though...

Only 2 birds shown. And the pic of the girl is for comparison.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

OH, OK!