What breed?

[Table4Six]

The black and white is a mixed breed. I see a little brown in its coloring and also some barring. The white one could be an amberlink, but it's difficult to say. They usually have a little brownish coloring by the wings.

Not every bird is going to perfectly meet the breed description and standards.

 

[JedJackson]

17 1/2 weeks

Hmmm. It does look like a cockerel, at least its head, but if it is 17.5 weeks, then I would say it must be a pullet. I see no male feathering at all, unless it is just not visible in the picture.

 

[Table4Six]

When i hatched out 5 one was a delware so maybe a deleware mixed with a columbian rock or sussex

Did you hatch them from your own flock or get them from somewhere else?

 

[Juan de]

Hmmm. It does look like a cockerel, at least its head, but if it is 17.5 weeks, then I would say it must be a pullet. I see no male feathering at all, unless it is just not visible in the picture.

I cant either thats why i say its a pullet

Did you hatch them from your own flock or get them from somewhere else?

bought them from a store.

 

[Juan de]

Heres a picture of her tail.

 

[Table4Six]

Hmmm. It does look like a cockerel, at least its head, but if it is 17.5 weeks, then I would say it must be a pullet. I see no male feathering at all, unless it is just not visible in the picture.

I see where you're coming from, but neck, tail feathers, and comb say cockerel. So I'm sticking with saying it's a slow developing cockerel.

 

[JedJackson]

Not every bird is going to perfectly meet the breed description and standards.

No, but Delawares have barring at the hackle and a little at the tail, and Colombian rocks have solid black outlined in white in those areas. This has a little of both. I guess you could call it one or the other, but to me it says mixed breed.

 

[Table4Six]

I cant either thats why i say its a pullet

bought them from a store.

Was it a feed store or another place? I can't imagine a feed store selling mixed breeds, but most of them do sell hatchery stock.

 

[Juan de]

I see where you're coming from, but neck, tail feathers, and comb say cockerel. So I'm sticking with saying it's a slow developing cockerel.

Ive noticed she always had a pretty big comb but her body just looks like a pullet to me from the 5 i hatched two were for sure roosters.

 

[Juan de]

Was it a feed store or another place? I can't imagine a feed store selling mixed breeds, but most of them do sell hatchery stock.

Feed store.