New chicks - Care to guess the breeds?

[NinjiChicki]

Because of its coloring. Male and female Brown Leghorns (and Welsummers and other breeds/varieties with the Black Breasted Red color pattern) have much different color patterns.

This is what a female Light Brown Leghorn looks like:

And this is what a Light Brown Leghorn rooster looks like:

As you can see, female Light Brown birds have reddish breasts and brown stippled backs. Male Light Brown birds have black breasts and orange/gold feathers on their back and neck.

In this photo of your birds, I can see that the hens in back have the reddish breasts and brownish back feathers that I would expect in female Light Brown birds, However, I can already see the black breast feathers characteristic of males coming in on the bird in front, and his hackle color is somewhat more vibrant and red. Therefore, I believe that the bird in front is a cockerel, but your other two are pullets.

What a beautiful roo and thank you for clearing that up for me.

I did notice the color difference a few days ago but didn't think anything of it. Hopefully they aren't aggressive.

 

[NinjiChicki]

Edit double post!