The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

I agree 100% with Rae on the sex.
For pattern i'd say 1 is DF cuckoo, 2 and 3 are SF cuckoo and 4 is black.

 

[Chookwagn]

My personal opinion is 1 and 2 are male, 3 is a toss up. 4 looks female, but still questionable.

I agree with you here... number 1 to me has always screamed male....

 

[LapisLazuli]

Is there any such thing as a black laced white leghorn?

 

[Chookwagn]

Here they are at 2 days old

 

[Chookwagn]

Large, red comb and visible waddles at 4 weeks, BIG tell tale. That is for the first 2. For number 3, the comb and wattles didn't look as big or red, but the pics weren't really good. 4, it didn't have a large or red comb and looks like a pullet to me from posture and structure. You probably have leghorn crosses of some kind.

Still interested to know why you think they might be a cross....?

 

[ariri30]

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[Redhead Rae]

Still interested to know why you think they might be a cross....?

They might not be. Where did you get the eggs? I've heard of backyard breeders who had one particular breed of hen that they were selling eggs for and they also had a rooster of the same breed but they didn't have their hens isolated from other roosters. They thought the hens would only breed with the male of the same breed. They then sold the eggs as purebred.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Is there any such thing as a black laced white leghorn?

No such pattern in any breed.
There's silver laced which is a black laced white bird.
I've never seen that pattern on a leghorns though.

 

[Chookwagn]

They might not be. Where did you get the eggs? I've heard of backyard breeders who had one particular breed of hen that they were selling eggs for and they also had a rooster of the same breed but they didn't have their hens isolated from other roosters. They thought the hens would only breed with the male of the same breed. They then sold the eggs as purebred.

The lady I got the eggs off has been breeding chooks for a long time.... although as you say you never really know unless you have control over "whos bred to who" yourself
Number 2 im not really sure has very good colouring at all so he will be going at some stage

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Morning @The Moonshiner
I have some 4 week old Leghorns
Whats your thought on Sex and colouring?
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Thanks in advance

Are #1 and #2 blue cuckoos?