What are these chicks? Would like to know breed and/or gender if possible

[Chickenwingwing]

What are these? Both about a week old

Both:

Blackish one:

Yellow one:

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[NatJ]

The reddish one might be a red sexlink pullet. (There are other things it could be, but if it came from a store, that's the most likely.)

The darker one is probably some sort of Cochin, unless it's a mix. No idea on gender for that one.

If you post pictures again in a month or two, we can make better guesses.

If you want to be looking up different breeds and comparing them, some details to pay attention to:
--feathered feet (dark one) or not (red one)
--comb type (I think they're both single, but it can be hard to tell when they are little)
--foot & leg color (I think they have yellow skin, not white or blue or green)
--crest on the head (I don't see any)
--muffs or beard on the face (the red one has none, I'm not positive about the dark one. If it grows up to have muff/beard, it would NOT be a Cochin.)
--feather texture (normal, silkied, frizzled)
--toes (normal is 3 facing forward, 1 backward, on each foot. Some breeds have an extra toe in the back.)
--feather color


The feather color is usually most obvious, but the other details are sometimes very helpful for sorting out similar breeds.

 

[NatJ]

The black one looks like it could maybe be a silkie

I think the wing feathers look normal, not silkied.

And silkies usually have dark skin, a crest on the head, an extra comb toe, and a different style of comb.

So I think it's probably not a silkie.

[Edit because I typed it wrong: silkies have an extra toe, not an extra comb!]

 

[The Moonshiner]

Where did they come from? Are they supposed to be purebreds or chance of them being mixed breeds or what?
Pretty hard to positively ID a breed by chick pics honestly.

 

[WindingRoad]

Where did they come from? Are they supposed to be purebreds or chance of them being mixed breeds or what?
Pretty hard to positively ID a breed by chick pics honestly.

Also too young for gender unless they are ones that someone knows how to sex them and then that's not always accurate.

 

[NatJ]

Oh my bad. Do silkies have feathers on their legs cause I thought they did and that's what I was going for

Yes, silkies do have feathers on their legs. But so do Cochins, Brahmas, Sultans, some Marans, d'Uccle bantams, and probably a few more kinds that I'm forgetting. Sorting them out can be a bit tricky

 

[NatJ]

The yellow one could be a Rhode Island Red. Not sure about the black one though.

The down color looks about right, but I think the feathers that are growing in look wrong for a Rhode Island Red.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

My bets are on Silver Laced Cochin and Red Sexlink

 

[NatJ]

Is the black one a light Brahma?! I found a picture that looks exactly like it. Here is a updated pic:

Yes, it might be.

I cannot see the comb clearly in the photo, but you can check.

If it has a pea comb, then probably Brahma (Light or maybe Dark)
If it has a single comb, then probably Cochin (Silver Laced, or Columbian, or maybe Silver Partridge)

Light Brahamas are Columbian color, Dark Brahmas are Silver Partridge color.


They are about 3 - 4 weeks old, right? If that is their age, I think the dark one is a male, based on the little red wattles in today's picture.

 

[NatJ]

I think it’s a pea comb

Then you probably have a Brahma, and I think it looks more like a Light Brahma than a Dark Brahma (but the feather patterns can change so much as they grow, that I wouldn't be positive yet.)