New Hampshire Red or Buff Orpington 13 days old

[itsredcandy]

I just picked up 8 chicks on the 13th. I was told the lighter ones were New Hampshire Reds and the darker ones were RIR. I am pretty confident the RIR are really RIR but not sure about the NHR. Can you help?

One is very light with no tail feather (i have two of these)
One is very light but has tail feathers, not quit as light as the first one and has dark blonde patterned wing feathers
The other is the RIR for color comparison purpose.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[stephanie1992]

i think they are NHR. the whites being boys and the darks being girls. i believe there sex linked. i could be wrong. someone correct me if i am lol.

 

[smarsh]

it is likely what you have are not either but sex link, with the dark ones being the pullets and the light ones being the roos. those are definitely not RIR or NH

 

[itsredcandy]

Oh no...please no roos. I'll be so sad.

I won't be able to 'conceal' roos as well as hens. I'll end up having to find them a new home.

 

[banjoejoe4783]

ok first THERE IS NO NEW HAMPSHIRE RED the name of the breed is NEW HAMPSHIRE "no red " next from looking at your pics you have red sex links AKA golden comets AKA cinamon quween AKA red star ex ex ex

true RIR or NEW HAMPSHIRE are not sex linked here are some pic for your referance

this is a RIR

and this is a NEW HAMPSHIRE

and some baby new hampshire


and this is red sex links

 

[itsredcandy]

Thank You all. Their all pretty. As long as they lay eggs I will be happy. But nice to be able to answer when people ask what kind of chickens you have.

 

[ivystone]

mmmm........pretty

maybe....prettier

 

[BlueCamas]

They look like Red sex-links to me.

 

[TimG]

What did they turn out to be/