Possible rooster and help with breed

hpyfmly

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Apr 4, 2014
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We have 6, 6-week-old chicks as of today. We bought 4 pullets, and hoping for a rooster, we pulled two from the mixed Bantam box. I know we have a Bard Rock Bantam who likes to hop on the other chicks (possible rooster or too early to tell?) and then we have the other one. Not sure what it is but we're thinking he/she is an Old English Game Bantam. Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!

Rusty as a baby...


Rusty as 6-week-old...Game Bantam??

Here is my Bard Rock that I'm wondering if it's a Rooster?

 
The barred rock doesn't look like a barred rock to me, the comb looks like my dominiques. All my barred rocks have a single comb and my Dominiques have pea combs. I'm new to chickens so maybe they can have different combs. I would also say pullets, both breeds are lighter when roos. Have no clue about the other chick.
 
The BR has dark legs and dark barring which leads me more towards pullet, but the comb is a little large. That's a tough one.
 
Rusty is a Fayoumis or a Silver Campine, your "Barred Rock" is a Dominique Pullet because it has a rose comb.
 
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The Reddish Easter Egger "Rusty?" is a cockerel
The silver bird is a pullet. Probably, an Fayoumi (red ears) or Campine (white ears)
The barred bird is a Dominique pullet. Her comb type is called Rose. She looks a little masculine to me, but the coloration is sex-linkable and suggests pullet.
 
You all are great! Thank you so much for the info! We've known that we're probably going to have to change Rusty's name, lol! I think we were being hopeful! Maybe Rustic ;)
 

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