What breed is he??

[Semper]

So will the girl lay eggs or no? We were told they were all 6 laying chicks.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

LOL! You give me far too much credit, and actually in retrospect (having taken a closer look at the bird which I should have done to begin with), I think all of you are correct and he is a Freedom Ranger. )

We had the advantage of the 2nd photo, which made things much clearer.
And I agree Michael OShay is rarely wrong.

LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

So will the girl lay eggs or no? We were told they were all 6 laying chicks.

Well, if they are Freedom Rangers, it will depend upon the line.

Freedom Rangers are meat birds. Meat birds spend their time developing meat rather than egg laying, so typically they won't be great layers and you won't want to keep them for laying as they'll be gobbling up food to keep that body weight up.

However, from my research, which is all I've got as I haven't done them yet, only looked into doing them, some lines are supposed to be decent layers of extra large eggs.

Define "decent" though...I went more heritage with Buckeyes rather than Freedom Rangers, and my Buck girls are LARGE okay layers (3 to 4 eggs a week). I do plan to butcher them upon retirement and make some fine stewing hens. The Buckeye roosters are delicious at 20 to 24 weeks, while your Freedom Rangers come to table by 11 weeks.

As to laying, if you are not interested in meat, get the commercial layers like Red Sexlinks or Production Reds...they are laying machines...but offer little by way of meat when they are done....which I think you were planning on doing but got meat birds instead.

LofMc

 

[Toddrick]

The legs do look massive in the first photo...

 

[Semper]

What breeds are these two? i got them with him at TSC

 

[Michael OShay]

What breeds are these two? i got them with him at TSC

Does the first bird have some black flecks in its feathering (it looks like it might). If so it's probably an Austra White pullet, or it could be a California White pullet. If its feathers are completely white, it is a White Leghorn pullet. The second bird is definitely a Red Sex Link pullet.

 

[Semper]

Does the first bird have some black flecks in its feathering (it looks like it might). If so it's probably an Austra White pullet, or it could be a California White pullet. If its feathers are completely white, it is a White Leghorn pullet. The second bird is definitely a Red Sex Link pullet.

yes the first one has a little black in her wings and the other one is the lighter one of the two ( we have two of each little chick)

 

[Semper]

Well, if they are Freedom Rangers, it will depend upon the line.

Freedom Rangers are meat birds. Meat birds spend their time developing meat rather than egg laying, so typically they won't be great layers and you won't want to keep them for laying as they'll be gobbling up food to keep that body weight up.

However, from my research, which is all I've got as I haven't done them yet, only looked into doing them, some lines are supposed to be decent layers of extra large eggs.

Define "decent" though...I went more heritage with Buckeyes rather than Freedom Rangers, and my Buck girls are LARGE okay layers (3 to 4 eggs a week). I do plan to butcher them upon retirement and make some fine stewing hens. The Buckeye roosters are delicious at 20 to 24 weeks, while your Freedom Rangers come to table by 11 weeks.

As to laying, if you are not interested in meat, get the commercial layers like Red Sexlinks or Production Reds...they are laying machines...but offer little by way of meat when they are done....which I think you were planning on doing but got meat birds instead.

LofMc

yes we wanted layers, they were bought as 'friends" for my footless chicken while she was growing and getting use to no legs! as she only a few months older then them. we have 10 hens that are layers and we got 6-9 eggs a day!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Does the first bird have some black flecks in its feathering (it looks like it might). If so it's probably an Austra White pullet, or it could be a California White pullet. If its feathers are completely white, it is a White Leghorn pullet. The second bird is definitely a Red Sex Link pullet.

I agree...Austra White/California White and RSL....which are both awesome layers. First white eggs, second brown eggs....loads of them.

LofMc

 

[Wyandottes7]

Does the first bird have some black flecks in its feathering (it looks like it might). If so it's probably an Austra White pullet, or it could be a California White pullet. If its feathers are completely white, it is a White Leghorn pullet. The second bird is definitely a Red Sex Link pullet.

I agree.