I was given these chicks from a friend who got them at Tractor Supply. They were suppose to be all pullets but not sure the breed. Can anyone identify these?
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Yes, it is a cockerel, also evidenced by the black chest feathers.... this color pattern has different feathering for make and female with the latter having salmon colored breast feathering.I'm not very good at guessing the breed of young chicks. However, that one chick is going to grow up to be a rooster. It's the one with the big red comb. A pullet's comb doesn't turn red until she is ready to lay, about 4-6 months old.
Even though chicks are sexed when they are hatched, the sexing is only 90 percent accurate. So for every batch of 10 chicks you can't be surprised if one is male.
x2Yes, it is a cockerel, also evidenced by the black chest feathers.... this color pattern has different feathering for make and female with the latter having salmon colored breast feathering.
The pattern is found in a few different breeds (brown leghorn, welsummers, etc)so it may still be several weeks before other characteristics (ie ear lobe color) reveals which they are.
Can you show them from the side so we can see leg color for the black chicks?