OK, I think I know what breed. Am I right?

[rasin peeps]

Hi, as you can see this will be my first post. Ive been watching, learning and researching. You are all so smart. I grew up a city kid. Moved to the suburbs 16 years ago. These are my first chickens.

4 white ones are White Rocks or Leghorns
2 black Australorp
1 RIR

Haven't quite got the hang of the sexing thing, but the two black ones were out of the straight run.

 

[Campine Lover]

due to the big feet of the 4 white ones they may be CORNISH X. A meat bird. Be careful what you feed them or their hearts may fail. do some research! good luck!

 

[hennyjenn]

I'm thinking sex link for the red one, and I second the meat bird call.

 

[rasin peeps]

UGH! I wanted egg layers, as I have no plans for a BBQ!!!
What about the black ones?

 

[triggfamily5]

From the looks of the pictures, the black ones look like their is some bronze in the feathering. I would say they are Black Stars (black sex link)

 

[Quailfamah]

im definitley positive those are not cornish x meat birds, they are a heavy egg laying breed liek a white rock or something. if teh were meat birds there chest would be allot bigger. and there rumps would be huge. o yeah and not forget the fact that the owner of theese birds would have gone crazy after filling the feeder 3 times a day.

what you have a re all egg layibng breeds

 

[littledirtlane]

I have an Australorp and she has no brown at all - she is a little older than yours...I second the black sex link. I believe the RIR is correct, and I think your white chickens are cornish. I don't think they are cornish X - just plain old cornish. I have a white red laced cornish...I didn't plan on a BBQ either

 

[Red&Yellow]

You got the RIR correct. I am 99% positive those whites are Leghorns. Great egg layers, but most aren't very friendly. Also, the black are black sex-link (females).

 

[rasin peeps]

What does a "sex link" mean. Whether its black or red? I've seen this name but I don't know what it means.

 

[chris h]

red sex link is a cross between a rir rooster and an white hen, black is a cross between a rir rooster and a barred rock hen. there are some other combinations. they are hybrids.