What breed of chicken is this?

[monroefiredog]

I am new to BYC and just joined a week or so ago. I have some birds that were bought at auction and I am not sure of the breed. If anyone can identify these birds it would be a great help.






I think that the one on the right is a hen.

This is the king rooster


Pictur of what i think is the hen.

Hen again

And the rooster while he was crowing. As I stated I thought the smaller one was a hen, although she is not laying.

Thanks for any help that was given.

 

[khoe]

I am new, so I may be wrong, but these look like buff Orpington roosters to me.

 

[monroefiredog]

Well that's what I thought when I bought them, but I have some buffs at home and they are not the same color.

 

[brairgirl]

THose are two buff orpington roosters.... Maybe the ones you have at home may not be buff?

But Thats what our two roosters look like

 

[Mac14]

Sometimes there are some different shades of Buffs. I'd say 2 roosters, the smaller one is probably younger or less dominant. Here's pics of my hen.

 

[brairgirl]

They may be different shades, but they are the same color...

Do you only have hens at home? Because that maybe why they look different. Roosters and Hens are the same color, but the roosters hackle and saddle feathers, are I guess, a richer color... The tail feathers on our rooster are darker than our hens too..

Here is our two roosters..




Color might also depend on what hatchery/breeder they came from.

 

[SigningChickens]

I got this at a swap today. I forgot what he says it was. She is a sweet girl.

 

[brairgirl]

I got this at a swap today. I forgot what he says it was. She is a sweet girl.

Looks like a Buff Orpington...

How old is she?

 

[SigningChickens]

Looks like a Buff Orpington...

How old is she?

I'm not 100% sure. The man said she was "just about to start laying." She has HUGE feet. Is she going to be bigger? She is by far bigger than my other hens. She is also terrified of superworms which is

 

[brairgirl]

Kind of looks like a young roo

But i'm no expert