What mix and gender is my chick?

[Homo sapien]

Is this approximately 19 week old chick a pullet or cockerel? Could you also help me figure out what breed or mix she/he is? She/he was sold to us as a Barred Rock, but I am certain she/he is not. The bottoms of her/his feet are yellow and I think she/he has a cushion comb.

 

[Homo sapien]

Is this approximately 19 week old chick a pullet or cockerel? Could you also help me figure out what breed or mix she/he is? She/he was sold to us as a Barred Rock, but I am certain she/he is not. The bottoms of her/his feet are yellow and I think she has a cushion comb.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Pullet. Lots of breeds have yellow skin. Definitely not a Barred Rock. A mix of some kind. Except for the yellow feet, I would have guessed she had Black Australorp in there somewhere. How big is she?

 

[LaurenRitz]

Pullet

 

[Homo sapien]

Pullet. Lots of breeds have yellow skin. Definitely not a Barred Rock. A mix of some kind. Except for the yellow feet, I would have guessed she had Black Australorp in there somewhere. How big is she?

She has pink skin on her body except for her comb/top of head and her legs and top of feet which are black. The bottoms of her feet are the only part of her that is yellow. I was thinking that she might have some araucana in her. I do not know how big she is, but she is small, about the size or smaller of my Ameraucana at her age. She is very smart and a good hunter she is also quite wary.

 

[AinaWGSD]

100% pullet, congrats!

As to breed, it might help to know where you got her. Farm store? Previous owner? Poultry auction? Breeder? Shady back alley deal?

Just going by the pictures she could be a black wyandotte.

 

[Homo sapien]

Farm store

 

[AinaWGSD]

Well that should rule out barnyard mix, most farm stores get their chicks from a hatchery so she's probably a specific breed or hatchery hybrid. You might be able to call the farm store and ask them which hatchery they order from. Then you can check the hatchery website and see if you can find a match.

Hoovers is the hatchery all of the stores in my region order from. I didn't see black or blue(blue/black/splash) wyandottes on their website but sometimes hatcheries sell breeds that aren't on their website to retailers.

 

[Homo sapien]

Thanks! I will look into it.

 

[LuciferRoo]

I had a hen that sort of looked like her.
Mine was quite large and was all black with the exception of a single white feather at the tip of each wing.
She had a wonderful personality and her sire was a Plymouth Barred Rock mix.