What do you think the chick is? Breed? Sex? (it may be too early) There are 3 (3 blacks, 1 reddish,

[swtbtrcup]

Not sure if these are black astralorp or jersey giants.

There are 3 of these dark ones


This little one has feathered legs.


This little guy is like the one above except for clean legs.

Little red one I think this could be a sex link

 

[akcountrygrrl]

Where did you get your birds? How old are they? What kind of comb does the feather legged white one have?

The blacks are Australorps.

 

[swtbtrcup]

A local hatchery. I let my girls pick them. Pretty sure my feather leg is a brahma but not sure what the clean leg could be but they are almost identical.
They are about 4 weeks old.
Thanks

 

[popsicle]

I'm no expert, but I'd be surprised if that's a Brahma. None of my Brahmas have ever had that look to them regarding the black spots, foot feathering (quantity), etc.

ETA: Comb also looks suspicious... Looks like maybe a single comb? Are there any Cochins that would have that coloring?
Could they be a pair of Belgian somethings--one feather legged, and one clean legged? I'm not familiar enough with their colorings.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

There are columbian Cochins but they aren't common. I think it looks like it has a single comb too. It would be more likely that it is a Brahma cross and probably a cockerel with the redness of the little bit of comb I can see and the wattle development. The other white one could also be a Brahma cross but I would expect to see some featheirng on the legs. It could also be a columbian Rock or a light Sussex. The red one could be a red sex link. For four weeks, I'm seeing an awful lot of comb development on all of the birds except the red and the clean legged white.

 

[swtbtrcup]

This is what happens when you let a 5 and 6 yr old pic them lol. Luckily I have a couple of acres for them to free range on. Just gives me an excuse to get some more pullets.
The hatchery has 22 breeds so I need to check and see exactly what they have.. maybe I can get some matching pullets.
Thanks