New Chickens- breed and gender

Kendra10

In the Brooder
Aug 15, 2018
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Hi there!
I have recently been given a family of chickens as the previous owner is moving to the city. I know it’s far fetched but I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me learn a bit more about them? I have what I believe is two roosters, a chicken, and three little chicks. Any information at all about breed or gender would be amazing!
I am a first time chicken owner so I apologize for the lack of knowledge, I am trying to learn as much as I can to give them the best life possible:)
 

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The white rooster looks like a silkie, the hen looks like either an easter egger or an ameraucana. I'm not sure about the brown and black rooster. As for the chicks I can't completely tell yet... once they get older it will be easier to say. The black chick may be a black sex link, but I'm not sure. And the yellow one could be a golden comet, but there are other chicken breeds that look like that when chicks. The other one I don't know. We had a mixed breed one of our hens hatched that looked just like that little one. She turned out to be beautiful. :D
You also need more hens. You should normally have 8-10 hens per roo.
Another thing, are their legs kind of scaly? I just thought i saw a little bit of scales in the pictures. If they do those are scaly leg mites. Washing the legs and smothering them in Vaseline works for me. I'm dealing with it right now too :hmm . Hopefully they're fine :D
Hope I helped some :) Beautiful chickens!:D
 
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