What breeds and gender please?

[Kearns]

Hi, I'm new to the site and wondered if anyone can help with gender and breed of our two 9 week old bantams? They may well be cross breeds.

Thanks in advance for any information!!

 

[Melissa77]

My first thought was Cochin for the bottom one, but the head throws me only ever seen that mohawk on my Icelandics.
Does the top one have ”ear.muffs” or ”fuzzy cheeks” ?

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Mixes... The first one might have some Welsummer in her or brown leghorn (what's her ear color? Red?). Bottom one looks like a Cochin x polish cross.

Edit: actually upon second thought the first one could be a black star

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Looks like you have mutt pullets!

 

[Michael OShay]

Looks like you have mutt pullets!

I agree, although the top one may be a Black Sex Link, but not the normal RIR roo X BR hen that is sold by hatcheries.

 

[donrae]

Agree they're both mixed breed. The second does look cochin/polish--very cute combo! And they do both look female.

 

[Kearns]

Thanks for the replies. Will have a closer look at Shadow's ears. She seems a big breed, large for 9 weeks. And black legs if that helps.

Thanks again.

 

[Kearns]

As for Custard, she is definitely cute and we wondered if she was part polish with that Mohican!

 

[PoultryQueen101]

The bottomnone definitely has some cochin in her, but I have seen some silkie crosses look like that as well as polish. Either way, you have two pretty mutt pullets.

 

[Wyandottes7]

1st one looks like a Black Sex-LInk or Black Sex-Link mix. The other is probably a Cochin/Polish or Cochin/Silkie mix.