What breed is this?

[garlic7]

We recently got our first two chickens; rehomed from someone whose city ordinances do not allow. The one I have figured out is a Golden Laced Wyandotte, but I am not sure about the other.

They are both approx 5 mos old and about the same size. The black one has a green tinge to the feathers on the back and yesterday I noticed kind of a red tinge to the feathers on the neck. You can see it a bit in the second photo.

Any ideas? I was thinking possibly Australorp?

 

[BantamLover21]

The black one is probably a Black Sex-link.

 

[donrae]

gold laced Wyandotte and black sex link, both pullets.

 

[Akrnaf2]

x2

 

[sourland]

I agree with the others - nice healthy looking pullets.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

You are correct about the one on the left being a Gold Laced Wyandotte. The one on the right looks like a Black Sex Link pullet and it looks like she will start laying soon if she isn't already!

 

[garlic7]

How can you tell that they will start laying? I'm interested to learn.
FYI: both of them were laying for 7-10 days before they were re-homed. Since then one has laid an egg but I'm not sure which. These both lay brown eggs, yes?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

How can you tell that they will start laying? I'm interested to learn.
FYI: both of them were laying for 7-10 days before they were re-homed. Since then one has laid an egg but I'm not sure which. These both lay brown eggs, yes?

I usually look at the comb size. A week or so before they start laying a pullet's comb with grow significantly larger and more red. When chickens are re-homed they often stop laying for a week or two when they begin to get used to their new home. Both Wyandottes and Black Sex Links lay brown eggs.