Pure Barred Rocks or australorp cross?

guess that explains the cheaper price although knowing their mixed and probably much younger I wouldn't count what i spent as cheap. Picture they sent me was low quality with bad lighting, the black looked gray.


so are these just low quality barred rocks then? still a shame cause they promised good quality birds.

thankfully I got some hatching eggs from another breeder (will be awhile before they lay though). for the time being Ill just keep them as layers I guess. Still a shame I paid that much for them tho :(. oh well they are still pretty girls to me, just maybe not the best to use as parent stock.
Low quality yes.
 
I don’t know what breed exactly they are, but they’re sure looking like cockerels to me. They have giant feet and looks like some male-specific feathering is coming in.
 
I don’t know what breed exactly they are, but they’re sure looking like cockerels to me. They have giant feet and looks like some male-specific feathering is coming in.
really? they don't have hackles and saddle feathers, the other ones their age already developed theirs. Their feathers are all messed up though so they look a bit weird in the pictures.
 
really? they don't have hackles and saddle feathers, the other ones their age already developed theirs. Their feathers are all messed up though so they look a bit weird in the pictures.
They’re likely younger than you were told, and since they’re in bad shape I wouldn’t be surprised to find they are late developing cockerels.
 
They’re likely younger than you were told, and since they’re in bad shape I wouldn’t be surprised to find they are late developing cockerels.
could they have been stunted pullets? could they also be the actual age the seller said they were but just very stunted? if so I'm worried about them when they are able to lay, I know stunting can cause internal issues.

My experience with this seller has been horrible. I think I may have lost my money, I got 3 chickens, he said he forgot to send the last one when he already took my money. I would rather have my money back and not have the last chicken sent to me, as the first two are in horrible shape, but he won't even do a refund for the one that is not sent yet. It's been 4 days and I don't even have the chicken yet (or even pictures of the one he is sending over), he keeps saying oh sorry I am at work I will send the picture and chicken tomorrow).

The chickens were $30 each and I really would like my money back for at least the chicken that was never sent :mad:
 
could they have been stunted pullets? could they also be the actual age the seller said they were but just very stunted? if so I'm worried about them when they are able to lay, I know stunting can cause internal issues.

My experience with this seller has been horrible. I think I may have lost my money, I got 3 chickens, he said he forgot to send the last one when he already took my money. I would rather have my money back and not have the last chicken sent to me, as the first two are in horrible shape, but he won't even do a refund for the one that is not sent yet. It's been 4 days and I don't even have the chicken yet (or even pictures of the one he is sending over), he keeps saying oh sorry I am at work I will send the picture and chicken tomorrow).

The chickens were $30 each and I really would like my money back for at least the chicken that was never sent :mad:
How big are they? Their body shape looks wrong for a pullet. They're also very lanky and don't look full grown.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with the seller. There are many stores on here about people who got lied to and sent cockerels the seller wanted to get rid of. It's always best to go see the chicken in person rather than just relying on photos, as the setup they're kept in can give a good idea of how well they've been taken care of. And that way you can sort of tell the cockerels from the pullets, as it's always easier to tell when you have other chickens of the same age to compare with.
 
They are a bit bigger than my white leghorn hens (full grown)

Guess thats the bad part about buying online, i didn’t have any other choice though, it’s very hard for me to find breeders nearby since I live in the city with mostly high rise buildings nobody really keep chickens here.
 

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