Need help with the breed!

[Iluveggers]

Man I can't help with breeds but you look like you got real unlucky with boys this hatch.

Not if they’re Wyandottes. Mine all looked like boys and then weren’t. Lol. I think a few more weeks will make it more clear.

 

[cherrynberry]

Man I can't help with breeds but you look like you got real unlucky with boys this hatch.

Agreed

 

[proudpiggyfarm]

Man I can't help with breeds but you look like you got real unlucky with boys this hatch.

Nooooooo don't say that! Lol

 

[cherrynberry]

Hi! I am new to chickens and just hatched my first incubated eggs on Jan 15. So they are about 5 weeks old now. Still in the house but ready to head to the heated barn soon. My father in law gave me eggs and an incubator for Christmas! However, he didn't get any info on the types of chicken eggs he bought. I have most figured out but since I'm new I have no idea what these ones are. I'm assuming all different coloured Easter eggers or Wyandotte's? I'm probably way off haha. Help! Any help on how to best guess the sex of my chicks would be awesome too! Thanks!!

Wyandottes and Wyandotte mixes. Lots of boys.

 

[Halfpasthen]

Nooooooo don't say that! Lol

Yeah I'm really sorry. I can't tell how many are repeats but I'm only seeing like 2 girls? Maybe 3?

 

[proudpiggyfarm]

Did they hatch from brown eggs?

I have no idea. Lol we had 3 or 4 different egg colours (which I wouldn't say I remember the colours with certainty) and I have no clue which was which. I've never thought of narrowing it down via egg colour. Brilliant! Will keep that in mind next time. I clearly have a larger learning curve than I thought haha Thanks!!!!

 

[proudpiggyfarm]

Wyandottes and Wyandotte mixes. Lots of boys.

How can you tell? Still learning

 

[proudpiggyfarm]

Yeah I'm really sorry. I can't tell how many are repeats but I'm only seeing like 2 girls? Maybe 3?

Hahah that's alright. We loved this experience of it since this was our first hatch. The kids as well as us must've crowded around the tiny incubator window for hours. Checking it 18 times per day. Lol any tips on how to guess the sex? Still learning

 

[cherrynberry]

How can you tell? Still learning

How I can tell several are not pure: I see partial lacing. The ones that are pure are hatchery quality.
How I can tell several are boys: Large and red combs, even for rose combs, its too much to indicate a female. Patchy coloring and early wattle growth are both present.

 

[cherrynberry]

Yeah I'm really sorry. I can't tell how many are repeats but I'm only seeing like 2 girls? Maybe 3?

I would say half/half. I see quite a few girls too.