Roosters or not

[duzer]

Hi

I am a complete newbie to the world of chickens and have found this site very valuable

I am 99% positive that we have one rooster, maybe two and would love some help confirming this. All of the birds were hatched at my son's preschool and are about 16 weeks of age. We would hate to have to re-home them, but we live in a residential area.

Here is the chicken I think is a rooster. It has started what is somewhat of a grumbly crow in the morning. This activity just started over the weekend.





I had paid attention to what I thought were saddle feathers as they grew, but these long pointy ones are new.




Now of course i am starting to freak out that Chicken #2 is also a roo






Both birds pictured are a bit on the aggressive side, but the black white one is much friendlier than the brown one.

As you can tell, I also have no clue to the breeds of the three, and would love to learn more about them.

Lastly, we will need to re-home any roosters. Any suggestions on how to do this in the Santa Barbara, CA area?


Thanks for your feedback!

 

[ramirezframing]

Both are roosters. The black and white (barred one) looks like a sex link rooster or a poor quality barred rock. The brown one might be a hatchery new hampshire.


The really thin shinny feathers (more of a red color) are the saddle feathers. Hackle feathers are the same way (can be a different color than the saddles) but are on the neck.

As for re-homing, you could do a Craig's list ad (I would suggest not asking the new buyer what they plan to do with the rooster).

 

[Back2Roots]

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Sorry to say I think they are both cockerels. I'm far from a breed-spotting expert though, so hopefully someone who has more experience will chime in.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Both are roosters. The black and white (barred one) looks like a sex link rooster or a poor quality barred rock. The brown one might be a hatchery new hampshire.


The really thin shinny feathers (more of a red color) are the saddle feathers. Hackle feathers are the same way (can be a different color than the saddles) but are on the neck.

As for re-homing, you could do a Craig's list ad (I would suggest not asking the new buyer what they plan to do with the rooster).

X 2 - sorry.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Chicken #1 and Chicken #2 are roosters. Both look like mixed breeds. Rooster #2 may be a Black Sex Link rooster, or just a random mix.

 

[BantamLover21]

Both of them are definitely roosters. As for breed, they are probably random barnyard mixes.