Mystery Chickens from TS

[Jessicacline87]

Hello,
I’m new to chickens and now have a flock of 15. When I first got chickens, we got 2 bantams ( one died ), 2 BR and 2 RIR ( so we thought ). Then we added 2 more chickens ( mystery bantam and a bantam silkie ) and finally 4 Black Sex link. I’ve scoured this sight to figure out the sex of my barred rock and my mystery bantam barred rock. Here are pictures of Larry ( big comb) Barry/Beverly ( small comb) and Gloria/Glenn ( they mystery barred bantam ) can anyone tell me what sex Larry, Barry/Beverly, and Gloria/Glenn are? And any idea what Gloria/Glenn is?
Thank you!! The pictures are 3 Gloria, 3 Barry and last two are Larry.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are all roosters. Need better pictures to guess breeds more accurately. I think first is a barred rock, than Dominique, than ?? Need to see the whole bird including legs.

 

[keesmom]

All 3 are cockerels. One looks to be a barred Cochin (feathered legs), one a Dominique (rose comb), last one hard to say without a full body shot.

 

[Jessicacline87]

The first chicken is fluffy with feathered legs which made me think a barred Cochin. The other two are *supposed* to be Barred Rock. But when I got them from Tractor supply they were in a bin with a bunch of other chickens. The last two chickens both have light colored legs with no feathers. I’ll try to get pictures of their legs. Larry ( whom I thought was rooster anyway) is already mean and bites you when you try to get him or mess with the other chickens. I just thought it was so weird they are all the same age, but he’s the one with the huge comb already.

 

[Jessicacline87]

All 3 are cockerels. One looks to be a barred Cochin (feathered legs), one a Dominique (rose comb), last one hard to say without a full body shot.

I thought the fluffy one was a feather Cochin, just the way it acts it seemed pullet to me. Thankfully I bought 4 more. Black sex link. I’m only looking to have one rooster and Barry is that one unless he can get along with the Cochin .

 

[Jessicacline87]

I just looked up the Dominique and that fits Barry to a T! Is the absolute sweetest and calm out of the entire bunch.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Oh man! 3 males can be tough.

I personally would not keep a mean male.

How many girls do you have?

 

[Alexandra33]

In complete agreement, all cockerels. Barred Cochin and Dominique for the first two.

~Alex

 

[Jessicacline87]

Oh man! 3 males can be tough.

I personally would not keep a mean male.

How many girls do you have?

We have 8 girls for sure, and two mystery ones. We have a silkie and a mystery bantam baby with feathers on its legs. No idea what it is as we got it from a friend. I love the, now Dominique ( haha ) cockerel to death so he will stay. The mean one, I will try to re home...or eat. I’m torn with the bantam Cochin because he’s so pretty. Not the friendliest, but so far, very laid back. I’ve been reading about chickens ( my husband is the one who wanted chickens, so I’ve just been trying to research them) and one rooster needs at least 8-10 hens. We can’t have more than 15 as our coop won’t hold them. If the last two mystery chickens end up make, I’ll have to re home them too.

 

[21hens-incharge]

The cochin males I have had were very docile. I had a lot of big girls back then and they never caused a fuss. The big gals kept them in line.

if keeping the Dominique I would try to keep the cochin too but have a back up plan.