All cockerelsBarred Rock, brown one and the white one (not sure what breed). Thinking they are roosters due to the sattle feathers. They are barely 3 months.
Please excuse the horrible photos.
Hoping we don't have roosters since we had to get rid of the other two.
They look like Blue Australorps or something. One hen may have an undeveloped comb. If not, she may have what's called "gypsy color." That's where the skin, comb and wattles are a purplish-a characteristic of some breeds, i.e. Silkies and Sumatras. A Blue Australorp shouldn't have one, but you never know.ok, im seeing an unfortunate pattern with the sex..dangit!!! here is a link to the whole flock, just fyi.. I took these all this morning
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just to make myself feel better, here is a few more pics of the flock and its entirety. i am posting mainly the 2 silverlaced (what exact breed???) and we think they are hens. ill tell ya what though, we are done buying non sexed chicks.. thisis 5 of 12 we have had roo's!
Why does one have a black and the other a red comb?
Those aren't Silver Laced anything. They are Blue. And they look like Australorps. The one with a dark comb has what is commonly called 'Gypsy face.' It is caused by certain melanizing genes associated with the extended black pattern gene. Birds with gypsy face tend to grow out of it as they mature. It is purely cosmetic. Both look like pullets.ok, im seeing an unfortunate pattern with the sex..dangit!!! here is a link to the whole flock, just fyi.. I took these all this morning
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just to make myself feel better, here is a few more pics of the flock and its entirety. i am posting mainly the 2 silverlaced (what exact breed???) and we think they are hens. ill tell ya what though, we are done buying non sexed chicks.. thisis 5 of 12 we have had roo's!
Why does one have a black and the other a red comb?
Most people start off with buying chicks at a local feed store. Most offer chicks from February through July. You may be able to ask on a local facebook Buy/Sell/Trade page, or you can search for a thread for your region in the "Where am I? Where are you?" section.
Barred Rock, brown one and the white one (not sure what breed). Thinking they are roosters due to the sattle feathers. They are barely 3 months.
Please excuse the horrible photos.
Hoping we don't have roosters since we had to get rid of the other two.
