What kind of chicken is this? Or is it a rooster?

[Akemartin]

Hatched 3/29/21
We had two chicks that looked the same from the rainbow pullet mix from cackle hatchery. This one looks much different from the other one, which makes me wonder if she’s a different kind or if she’s actually a he. This one has much larger and red comb and wattles, and white spot on each side of the head too! The last picture is what the other one looks like (pink and small comb and wattles and no white spot). We thought they were both welsummers, but now not so sure.

 

[JaeG]

It's definitely a pullet due to the colouring. It's probably a brown leghorn, though hopefully someone more knowledgeable on breeds can confirm that.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Brown leghorn pullet. The other one could be a brown leghorn or a welsummer.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Both are pullets, Light Brown Leghorn and second a Welsummer

 

[Jenessa_096]

Looks like a pullet, I think at five months you would see some saddle feathers. My best guess on breed would be Welsummer??

 

[HappyClucker7]

Both are pullets, Light Brown Leghorn and second a Welsummer

I agree.

 

[Yardmom]

The white "spot" is a sure sign of Leghorn instead of wellsummer. It looks like you should have white eggs soon. Your other hen looks to be a wellsummer, but I am not as familiar with those.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Just for my own learning - why a brown leghorn and not a hatchery quality cream legbar? Especially being from the rainbow mix? Is it the color shading? The posture?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Just for my own learning - why a brown leghorn and not a hatchery quality cream legbar? Especially being from the rainbow mix? Is it the color shading? The posture?

She doesn’t have the cream genes, the barring gene, or the crest of a cream legbar.

 

[LizzzyJo]

She doesn’t have the cream genes, the barring gene, or the crest of a cream legbar.

What does the cream gene do? For the crest, I was just wondering if poor quality sometimes lessens that? Just learning.