New to me breeds….plus hen or roo?

[sfelto]

Hi! Have loved this site for the last year and a half as we prepped for our first chicks last year. So much valuable info so thank you all already! We won the lottery last year and made it out without any surprise roos.
Well this year is a different story. We got 2 rustic rock and 2 black sex link pullets from TSC on 4/27. One of the RR is a feisty roo, already crowing and mounting our year old hens I am assuming we have a BSL roo based on the early comb/wattles and barring…but hoping that maybe it’s just a big combed, mis-labeled pullet-thoughts?? His tail feathers are definitely longer than my other barred pullet and there is some green starting to show thru

Also, one of the BSL looks nothing like I was expecting…any ideas on what she is? An identification app said silver laced Wyandotte but I don’t believe that

Here’s our feisty roo…just looking angry

Here’s my other likely roo…any chance it’s not?

What the heck is she???

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Wait, are the birds in the image all the same age, or are your adult hens mixed in? The first silver/barred bird looks like a cockerel, the solid barred if the same age is also a cockerel, but the thick barring reminds me of an adult hen lol. The last bird kinda reminds me of a black sex link but instead of the gold gene it had silver haha! Could also just be a mix though, from what I can tell Hoover supplies TSC and they sell a variety of EE's and mixed birds that can produce some pretty pullets like her

 

[redinator]

The problem I've found with using Google lens to figure out what breed a chicken may be is, most online posts about chickens are others asking the same question. Also the the post title states the assumed breed (or the breed they were supposed to get), but as you read the article(?) you find out it's a different breed completely or a mix.

The pullet maybe a black sexlink, since different breeds can be used to make a sex linked chick, here's a thread that might help figure out which breeds may've been used for yours: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-breeds-are-sex-linked.987480/

At 9 weeks old (by my chicken math) the first two are defiantly cockerels and the the third is a most likely a pullet . . . I had a late blooming cockerel that didn't show male specific features until 9.5 weeks . . .so I'm hesitant to say "definite pullet" until around 10 weeks, lol.

 

[sfelto]

Wait, are the birds in the image all the same age, or are your adult hens mixed in? The first silver/barred bird looks like a cockerel, the solid barred if the same age is also a cockerel, but the thick barring reminds me of an adult hen lol. The last bird kinda reminds me of a black sex link but instead of the gold gene it had silver haha! Could also just be a mix though, from what I can tell Hoover supplies TSC and they sell a variety of EE's and mixed birds that can produce some pretty pullets like her

Yep, all same age. My older hens are in a different coop but they free range together when I’m home.
That second one threw me bc the barring is so similar to what I’ve seen on hens. Here is a pic of the fourth which seems to be a hen to me. Her barring is a little more muted than the roo that looks similar

 

[sfelto]

The problem I've found with using Google lens to figure out what breed a chicken may be is, most online posts about chickens are others asking the same question. Also the the post title states the assumed breed (or the breed they were supposed to get), but as you read the article(?) you find out it's a different breed completely or a mix.

The pullet maybe a black sexlink, since different breeds can be used to make a sex linked chick, here's a thread that might help figure out which breeds may've been used for yours: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-breeds-are-sex-linked.987480/

At 9 weeks old (by my chicken math) the first two are defiantly cockerels and the the third is a most likely a pullet . . . I had a late blooming cockerel that didn't show male specific features until 9.5 weeks . . .so I'm hesitant to say "definite pullet" until around 10 weeks, lol.

I’ll definitely check out the article in the morning. I sure hope she’s a pullet and not a late bloomer. Based on how spunky she was as a tiny chick I had her pegged as a roo but once she got a little bigger she really just seemed to want to get to me first and hang out on my arm or shoulder! The 2 for sure roos started getting red combs at 2 and 3 weeks so I started to feel a little better about my pretty little shoulder chicken

 

[Jener8or]

I'm seeing a lot more Black Sex Links that have silver leakage instead of red, so my thoughts are she is probably still a BSL.

 

[CascadiaRiver]

I’ll definitely check out the article in the morning. I sure hope she’s a pullet and not a late bloomer. Based on how spunky she was as a tiny chick I had her pegged as a roo but once she got a little bigger she really just seemed to want to get to me first and hang out on my arm or shoulder! The 2 for sure roos started getting red combs at 2 and 3 weeks so I started to feel a little better about my pretty little shoulder chicken

I would totally agree unfortunately you have two boys there, although could have almost passed for a BR hen ;D The size and darkness of the thirds comb makes me pretty confident in pullet, especially in contrast of course

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

If you're interested.
Explanation on why your two BSL look how they do.

A Black Sex Link is when the mother is barred, and the father isn't.

Hens can have up to 1 copy of barring. And can only pass barring onto sons.
Roosters can have up to 2 copies of barring, and can pass it on to any offspring.

A BSL is popular because, as soon as they hatch, you can tell cockerels (white/yellow spot on head, indicates barring) from pullets (solid black)
They will also look different as they mature, since only the males will be barred.

Your BSL pullet -- hatcheries usually use a red/gold rooster (like Rhode Island Red) and they pass on gold/red leakage. But if they use a silver rooster (example- silver laced wyandotte) He will pass on silver that can show through the black feathers. There could be tons of leakage, or almost none. It depends on the bird.

BSL Cockerel -- he looks like your barred hen because he only has 1 copy of barring, just like her. (Since he's a BSL, he got that copy from his mom.)
Hens can have up to 1 copy of barring, roosters can have up to 2. A rooster with Two copies (one from each parent) will have those striking white stripes.

It's possible you ended up with a cockerel because..

A- it was a straight-run bin (both cockerels and pullets in the same bin. I've seen stores do this in the past where I live. People who are familiar with BSL know to avoid the ones with white spots on the head. Most people don't know that, though)
B- the hatchery didn't notice the white spot, and he sneaked in (sometimes the white spot is hard to see)

Occasionally birds end up in the wrong bin, but I don't think that applies here.