Random questions several chicks

[Matzwd]

#1) I have two silver sebrights that are a couple of days from being four weeks old. Their combs look different. They have developed at different rates. The first one was the slow developer and looks like it has a straight comb developing, and the second looks like a rosecomb. Are they both really sebrights? They looked identical at first.

#2) Should I worry that this "sexed" olive egger might be a cockerel? It is three and a half weeks old.

#3) What color is this sweet OEGB cockerel who showed pink in his comb almost as it poked out if his head? I need to find a home for him and don't know how to describe him. He is four and a half weeks old.

#4) How about this "sexed" French black copper marans? Should I worry about this one being a cockerel? Such a sweet and curious chickie, always greets me.

#5) No question here. Just check out this sweet baby mille fleur d'uccle, always wants to be where I am.

#6) I got these two Ameraucanas from Cackle and thought at first I had two splashes instead of the splash and white that I had ordered, but as they feather out more, it looks like the darker chick is the white and the lighter chick is the splash. I would have thought it would be the other way around if I had both. Is this weird or am I?
Darker one at first and now:

Light one at first and now:

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

1. Sometimes seabrights have single combs.

2. Sexing errors occur. You will need to wait and see. Generally the combs will turn pink to red at 6-8 weeks in most cockerals.

3. I don't know what color he is. Looks white to me. Photos can be deceptive sometimes.

4. Could be a rooster. Time will tell.

5. Cute.

6. Neither appear to be splash currently. Are these true ameraucanas? You may need to wait and see how they feather out. Adult feathers come in generally after 2-3 months.

 

[debid]

The easiest way to deal with selling a chick you're not sure how to describe is with photos. It's always better to leave out information you are unsure of rather than guessing and having someone mad later thinking you misrepresented something.

 

[debid]

Where did you get the "sexed" chicks? Vent sexing is about 90% accurate on average when done by professionals. But then there are the backyard hatchers sexing by myths and guesses...

 

[Matzwd]

Sometimes seabrights have single combs.

Good to know single combs can be seen on sebrights. This little one also has tail sprigs. Some of the feathers only have feathering at the ends. Is this normal?

3. I don't know what color he is. Looks white to me. Photos can be deceptive sometimes.

He's a very light gray, kind of dove colored. Is this an accepted color? Or is he perhaps something else altogether? Could he turn white eventually if he is all gray now?

6. Neither appear to be splash currently. Are these true ameraucanas? You may need to wait and see how they feather out. Adult feathers come in generally after 2-3 months.

Yes, they are both true Ameraucanas purchased from Cackle. Here's a better pic of the splashing. She is a BIG girl!

Where did you get the "sexed" chicks?

They are from Cackle Hatchery, vent sexed. They say 90% accuracy, but on the FBCM it is only 75%. I'm keeping an eye on "her." The olive egger doesn't show any pinkish at all, but the big teeth in the comb make me wonder. Truth is, I panic a little every time a comb starts to develop at all, lol. I hate having to rehome my babies!

Thanks to both of you for your opinions.

 

[debid]

Good to know single combs can be seen on sebrights. This little one also has tail sprigs. Some of the feathers only have feathering at the ends. Is this normal?
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I think those are just worn baby feathers. The tails take a beating when they're little. The feathers that replace them should look normal. If you see the problem elsewhere, though, that can be a sign of lice.

 

[debid]

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He's a very light gray, kind of dove colored. Is this an accepted color? Or is he perhaps something else altogether? Could he turn white eventually if he is all gray now?
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I think he's self blue.

 

[Matzwd]

I think he's self blue.

Aww, man! I'd love to keep him then. I just dont want to over-rooster, but I plan to keep one of the bantam cockerels. I'll have to wait to see who else goes cocky on me to make that decision then. If he was an odd unrecognized color or white, I would have sold him right away.

 

[debid]

Aww, man! I'd love to keep him then. I just dont want to over-rooster, but I plan to keep one of the bantam cockerels. I'll have to wait to see who else goes cocky on me to make that decision then. If he was an odd unrecognized color or white, I would have sold him right away.

Cackle has that color... I wasn't sure because of the splash in the wing so I still wouldn't say it as a means of selling him. They have splash, too, so you'd have to wait and see. But look...

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Good to know single combs can be seen on sebrights. This little one also has tail sprigs. Some of the feathers only have feathering at the ends. Is this normal?
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He's a very light gray, kind of dove colored. Is this an accepted color? Or is he perhaps something else altogether? Could he turn white eventually if he is all gray now?

Yes, they are both true Ameraucanas purchased from Cackle. Here's a better pic of the splashing. She is a BIG girl!
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They are from Cackle Hatchery, vent sexed. They say 90% accuracy, but on the FBCM it is only 75%. I'm keeping an eye on "her." The olive egger doesn't show any pinkish at all, but the big teeth in the comb make me wonder. Truth is, I panic a little every time a comb starts to develop at all, lol. I hate having to rehome my babies!

Thanks to both of you for your opinions.

I think you 're seeing the tail feathers just starting to come in. They are often the last to grow.

That picture is better. I would have fussed porcelain or something similar. Self blue sounds about right too.

Now I can see the splash on your ameraucana.