Thoughts on the breed and gender of my chickens

[SteveSS14]

On March 30th we bought 7 chicks from Trator Supply. 4 came out of a group labeled red pullets, 2 were marked bantams and 1 was marked Rhode Island Red/New Hampshire red cross.

when we got them. . . . . .



Here is what they look like today. . .


Red Pullet

one of the bantams . . .

RIR/NHR Cross

the other bantams

 

[chickenman98]

The first bantam looks to be a buff-laced Polish, the RIR/NHR cross (probably a Production Red) is a boy, and the second pictured bantam looks like a White Sultan. I'm not sure on the gender of the bantams because of their crests, but if I had to guess, I'd say the Polish is a pullet and the Sultan is a cockerel (basing this on the color of the comb and wattles). Keep in mind, these are only guesses although I am fairly certain the RHR/NHR cross is a cockerel.

 

[salt and pepper]

The red pullets are red sex links, the cross is a rooster, the polish is a pullet, and the sultan is a rooster.

 

[SteveSS14]

Thanks for the input. I was hoping to only have one rooster. They sure are fun to watch - it has been raqiny and cloudy all day - then a few minutes ago the sun came out and they all started to stretch out on the ground almost on top of each other. . . . .

 

[SteveSS14]