One of my chicks can anybody tell gender?

[TreyShanks20]

My mom had said that they all hatched out of brown eggs if that helps

 

[Lady of McCamley]

While there are a lot of breeds that have chipmunk chicks, if that is a regular size chick (ie, not a bantam small size which could mean a game type bird)....

If its legs are yellow, then I honestly think it is a Silver Leghorn. Brown Leghorns are more golden as chicks..assuming your camera light is not making it appear more silver than it is.

If it has beige legs, it might be a Speckled Sussex, but again it looks more silver whereas SS are more golden red as chicks as well, and feather in more red brown. Ditto with Welsummers (who would have yellow legs).

Hard to know, but right know my best guess is Silver Leghorn. Let's hope then that your white bird is a White Leghorn, then you'd have another fine layer. You'll see the difference very shortly if that is a Cornish X or a White Leghorn.

My thoughts
LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Oh...brown eggs you say? That does make a big difference.

Scratch Leghorn...they are white egg layers.

Presuming these are pure breeds, which they may not be, then that leaves us with a White Rock (if yellow legs) for the white bird, or possibly a White Orpington (if beige legs). It could be a Cornish Cross, but most people don't hatch out Cornish Cross..time will tell.

The chipmunk would have to be either the Speckled Sussex (light to medium brown) or possibly a Welsummer if it is a commercial hatchery line and not a particularly dark brown layer. Welsummers are bred for very dark eggs, and if the egg was very dark, it is a Welsummer...assuming the chick is more golden in natural light as you see it. (Also assuming my monitor is accurate, which it may not be).

If SS, it will have beige legs and will begin to get big white dots as it feathers in. If Welsummer, it will have yellow legs, and good news, then it will be a girl, good head patch and strong eyeliner, which indicates a girl in Welsummer chicks. It will get partridge coloring, salmon chest, red earlobes.

Look up all those breeds on the Feathersite.com/poultry for good pics of adults and chicks.

If they are barnyard mixes, then it may be very hard to tell what they are.

LofMc

 

[TreyShanks20]

On the other side the white one has a black blotch on its wing

as for the chipmunk the legs are like a grayish silver and its body is actually heavy silver in person

 

[TreyShanks20]

But the legs are yellow with a gray tint

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Okay...that tells us more....

Does it have only 1 black blotch or are both wings coming in with some black on the tips? If both wings tipped with black, that could be a Delaware, possibly Light Sussex.

With the additional photo, the chipmunk chick is not SS or Welsummer, they do not have that color of leg.

Your chipmunk looks like it has "chubby cheek puffs" in this photo (and if I look very close at another, I think I see it there as well)...that means it could be an Easter Egger.

LofMc

 

[TreyShanks20]

Only one little tiny spot on one side, but hopefully not a roo, the turken and this one both have combs like this and the other two have very under developed combs

 

[TreyShanks20]

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Only one little tiny spot on one side, but hopefully not a roo, the turken and this one both have combs like this and the other two have very under developed combs

These are not developed combs at all...so don't worry about roo's yet. It is too early to tell unless somebody was really screaming roo...which none of these are. Post again at about 6 weeks of age for more opinions on breeds and gender.

Also, I just caught your comment on the ovation that the white one is super developed compared to the others...then we are back to possible Cornish Cross as they come from brown eggs. They can get a black splotch here or there as well. Watch this one if it is a Cornish Cross...you'll know soon as it will really take off in development and will need special care if it is not to get too heavy too quickly. There is good Cornish X material on BYC if you decide to keep it as a flock member. I don't personally recommend Cornish X to keep in the flock long term...they are a hybrid meat bird selected over many generations to grow very, very fast, with small bones because that is what the food market wants. Lots of breast meat, small bones, small drums. That is not good for longevity of the bird itself without special care, and even then it is a challenge. Prepare yourself for that if this does indeed turn out to be a Cornish X.

LofMc

 

[TreyShanks20]

Ok i will and it is actually the smallest out of the bunch, the only thing that looked more developed to me is the comb but im new to this and i just dont want to lose any do to them being roos