Rhode Island Red , I think , hens? Age? Any thoughts?

[dandrews1971]

males are generally mostlywhite & females mostly red. Thats the point of a sex link, to tell them apart at hatching.

 

[JPHJPH]

Thanks! I think mine are all mostly red... When I get out of work I will chicken watch with a cold beer and good cigar.

 

[Mathew544]

If they are red sex link you can tell the sex from day 1. If they are a mixed breed there is no real standard to judge there gender. Red sex link males are white and the females are red with some white. But you will probably have to wait until they are fully feathered at about 8 weeks before you can really know what breed/gender they are. Good luck!

 

[JPHJPH]

If they are red sex link you can tell the sex from day 1. If they are a mixed breed there is no real standard to judge there gender. Red sex link males are white and the females are red with some white. But you will probably have to wait until they are fully feathered at about 8 weeks before you can really know what breed/gender they are. Good luck!

Thank you for the advice ill post pic in a couple weeks/ days as I'm impatient

 

[donrae]

Those are red sex link hens from the looks. If they came from a hatchery, they are hens. If they came from someone's backyard breeding, you can't necessarily sex them by color but they all look like hens, males usually have a lot more comb at this age. They're great backyard birds, laying tons of large brown eggs once they hit their stride around 6 months old.