OK, got the sexes, any Guesses on the breed(s)?

[davejw]

yep

i dont know whats up this year but here in the uk ALOT of breeders are gettings cockerels>< some are 90% male ( one lady i know for got 90 males out of 100 born )

Its been kinda bad for me too . if you got them sexed or sold as hens you should take them back asap

 

[hplowe]

OK, now that the sexes are straight, any idea on the breeds? or mixes?

 

[wordgirl]

The girl looks a bit like an Australorp. Where did you get them, BTW?

 

[Dustin Biery]

The one is a cross with some crested breed. He is a slight crest.

 

[hplowe]

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Well, a friend of mine from High School (26 yrs ago!) owns a feed store where we get our dog food... He had a customer appreciation day.

He had people there selling chicks... My wife has always wanted some chickens, so she asked... we got the last 5, they thought they were hens, guess not...

My Min Jack Russell killed one a few weeks ago

We want more, is it best to keep the same breed or can you mix it up with hens?

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He is my favorite, the one we REALLY wanted to be a hen

 

[rubysmom]

1 hen 3 roos sorry

 

[warmfuzzies]

My guess is they are some kind of cross, with the one having some reddish feathers. Are there others like that or just one? They have black legs, so maybe australorp crosses. But, I think black is frequently dominant? So it could ba a lot of things.

 

[krazycow6]

Because its the year of the rooster!