Silver Sebright chicks w/ combs - pic added

[Must Be Losing It]

They're about a month old (on the 3rd) one has no comb to speak of and is cute and chubby and quiet, the other two live on top of the food and waterer with thin orange combs. The fourth has a snappy red comb w/ the start of red wattles.

Question of the day: I assume the 4th is definately a roo, but how far developed or red should the combs be at a month old to be a roo? Here's hoping I have 3 hens.

I can post pics tomorrow.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I can tell tomorrow when you post pics. Sounds like 1 male 3 females.

 

[Must Be Losing It]

Here is a picture showing the beaks of two sebrights, not a great picture. They weren't cooperating.

The other sebright has no comb at all.

 

[Must Be Losing It]

This is the one I think is definately a roo.

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

I hate to say this, but none of those chicks are sebrights.
Look like barred, yellow beaked and rosecombed birds like Dominiques.

 

[Must Be Losing It]

That cannot be! I bought these eggs from Sundownwaterfowl. And she's known for her sebrights.

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

Well, they don't look like any sebrights I have ever seen/bred, esspecially not with those yellow beaks(sebrights have blue/horn coloured beaks and legs).

I did have a Golden sebrightsXBlk tailed buff Jap cross roo that looked similar to those as a chick.

 

[Must Be Losing It]

I might have to cry.

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

Did they look like the little silver chick in this picture when they were little?

 

[Must Be Losing It]

No they didn't.

Looks like I made a booboo and they're sebright/barred cochin mixes. Oh well, just means I need to buy more eggs and will try next Spring for those gorgeous little birds.

I have to admit, I think sebrights are some of the prettiest chickens I've ever seen.