RIR? Also, possible genders?

[tanyabee]

Hello! So we are extremely new at this. I've read and read, but honestly I think that until you do it, you don't know it. So, we are allowed 4 urban egg-layers. We decided to go with RIR. We purchased 5 in case some didn't make it. Three of them are about 4 weeks old, and two of them are 3 weeks old (that's all they had at the L&M Supply store). So after doing some reading on here, I realize that's not the best place to get your chicks, and also they are not sexed. So I have 2 questions:

1-Do these look like real RIR?

2-Any guesses on their sex from what you can tell in the picture? Or traits I can look for this early to tell?

Thank you!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yes they look like RIR hatchery quality. Nothing wrong with that. They are a bit young to tell sex. Watch for pink combs at 6-10 weeks which generally means roosters. Pullets will remain yellow orange for a while longer.

 

[tanyabee]

Oh good! Thank you for your reply. Here are a couple of more pictures.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They won't be the really dark mahogany that breeder RIR are, but they should be fairly productive, and lay nice brown eggs for you, the hens at least.

 

[cmom]

They look like hatchery Reds to me too. I raise both Rose Comb and Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. My females usually start to get their tail feathers before the males do.

 

[cmom]

 

[tanyabee]

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Beautiful!