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My batch of chicks are all at least 4 weeks old now! We purchased all 9 of these chicks as sexed pullets from a local breeder/hatchery but there's a few that got me like 
so I thought I'd start a thread! I'll be updating every few weeks with more pics since I know they're still pretty young and it's fun to see them grow over time. Feel free to make any guesses on sex! Or color for some of the mixed breeds (olive egger, marans hybrids) since I have no idea what they'll look like once grown.
Salmon Faverolle aka "Sammy". 4 weeks old. Pretty sure it's a pullet with her light coloring and white chest. Funny story I somehow never knew that salmon faverolles had 5 toes so when we got these chicks I momentarily panicked thinking she was a mutant!
Easter egger #1 aka "Puff Face". 4 weeks old. This one I'm keeping my eye on.... it's always been much bigger than the others of it's same age and had the puffiest cheeks I'd ever seen on a chick! It's comb is still small and yellow but there's a lot of red feathers coming in...
Easter egger #2 aka "Little Tiny". 4 weeks old. The smallest of the bunch, hence the name. So far I think it's a pullet. Barely any comb. Difficult to photograph because she's so fast!
Welsummer. 5 Weeks old. Pretty sure this one is a pullet too since I think males have black chest feathers?
Speckled Sussex #1. 4 weeks old. I think this is a pullet?
Speckled Sussex #2. 4 weeks old. Another one I'm worried about. It's bigger than Sussex #1 but was slower to feather out and has a larger comb. Seen here with Sussex #1 on the left for comparison.
The Olive Egger. 4 weeks old. I'm really curious to see what this one will look like! I'm guessing it's part cream legbar because of that big single comb and little head tuft. I thought it would be barred but now I'm not sure? I think it's a pullet though.
Marans Hybrid #1 aka "Vulture". 5 weeks old. The breeder's webpage said males of this mix would be barred so safe to assume it's a pullet. She's also very football shaped. Starting to get little dark brown freckles on some of her feathers (she's the one in front in second pic).
Marans Hybrid #2 aka "Turkey". 5 weeks old. I posted about this one before because it confuses me! Theoretically should be a pullet because it's not barred, but it's always been bigger, lankier and slower to feather than Marans Hybrid #1 so I thought maybe it was a boy, but everyone said pullet. Plus their combs and wattles look about the same so now I'm thinking it's just an ugly pullet after all?
so I thought I'd start a thread! I'll be updating every few weeks with more pics since I know they're still pretty young and it's fun to see them grow over time. Feel free to make any guesses on sex! Or color for some of the mixed breeds (olive egger, marans hybrids) since I have no idea what they'll look like once grown.Salmon Faverolle aka "Sammy". 4 weeks old. Pretty sure it's a pullet with her light coloring and white chest. Funny story I somehow never knew that salmon faverolles had 5 toes so when we got these chicks I momentarily panicked thinking she was a mutant!
Easter egger #1 aka "Puff Face". 4 weeks old. This one I'm keeping my eye on.... it's always been much bigger than the others of it's same age and had the puffiest cheeks I'd ever seen on a chick! It's comb is still small and yellow but there's a lot of red feathers coming in...
Easter egger #2 aka "Little Tiny". 4 weeks old. The smallest of the bunch, hence the name. So far I think it's a pullet. Barely any comb. Difficult to photograph because she's so fast!
Welsummer. 5 Weeks old. Pretty sure this one is a pullet too since I think males have black chest feathers?
Speckled Sussex #1. 4 weeks old. I think this is a pullet?
Speckled Sussex #2. 4 weeks old. Another one I'm worried about. It's bigger than Sussex #1 but was slower to feather out and has a larger comb. Seen here with Sussex #1 on the left for comparison.
The Olive Egger. 4 weeks old. I'm really curious to see what this one will look like! I'm guessing it's part cream legbar because of that big single comb and little head tuft. I thought it would be barred but now I'm not sure? I think it's a pullet though.
Marans Hybrid #1 aka "Vulture". 5 weeks old. The breeder's webpage said males of this mix would be barred so safe to assume it's a pullet. She's also very football shaped. Starting to get little dark brown freckles on some of her feathers (she's the one in front in second pic).
Marans Hybrid #2 aka "Turkey". 5 weeks old. I posted about this one before because it confuses me! Theoretically should be a pullet because it's not barred, but it's always been bigger, lankier and slower to feather than Marans Hybrid #1 so I thought maybe it was a boy, but everyone said pullet. Plus their combs and wattles look about the same so now I'm thinking it's just an ugly pullet after all?
