What am I doing!?!?!

[veganchick4life]

Hello I am a newbie to chicken farming but I am already addicted. My goal is to have a hen and rooster of several breeds. I recently bought some chicks and am wondering what kind they are. As well as what my rooster is. Someone please help me identify them. Thanks.

 

[Silvia2234]

Your roo is probaly a new hampshire red. Your chicks might be cinnamon queens and leggerns.

 

[drumstick diva]

You could post your photos at "what breed or gender is this." for the rooster - but, with the chicks it's better to wait till 6-8 weeks of age. Also photos are much better if the chick isn't held or behind wire fences. Best for them to be alone.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, veganchick, and

! Happy you joined our community! Your chicks are a little young to be accurately identified at this point, in my opinion. But you can post the pics in this link if you like:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this
And the Learning Center is packed with articles on almost every chicken related topic:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center
And if you want to chat with some local poultry folk, find your state thread in the link below and say howdy:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread
Best wishes and thanks for joining BYC!!

 

[drumstick diva]

PS the rooster photo is not clear enough to make out his true colors, it looks foggy. Maybe you could get a nice clear view of him.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us!

 

[RodNTN]

I am glad you joined us! Great links by @redsoxs ! You're not the only one who is addicted....

Best wishes!

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.

Can't really see any of these that well... chicks are too young for a good guess at breed or gender. Cock MAY be New Hampshire but I can't see much of him...

Just out of curiosity, as your username implies you're vegan, what will you do with the eggs your hens lay, if you don't eat them? Not judging, just curious.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under veganchick4life

Welcome!

As you have already received links to some great starting points, I will just wish you all the best.

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share more pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out