Who is who and what...

[writergirl]

Una: Pullet
Sunny: I'm honestly on the fence about this one....it could either be a quick-developing pullet, or a cockerel who's slow to develop.
Chickpea: I know next to nothing about Polish. However, since there isn't any noticeable presence of large, red wattles, I'm guessing pullet.
Pepper: Cockerel
Omelet: Likely pullet
Maid Marian: Pullet

Pictures of Scrappy aren't showing up for me, so I'll have to refresh the page and hope for the best.

~Alex

I will say that Sunny and Omelet are much smaller than the others.

 

[writergirl]

Once again, not 100% about Scrappy, for specified reasons.

~Alex

were you able to get Scrappy's pictures to load? I've read that polish are hard to tell

 

[Alexandra33]

I will say that Sunny and Omelet are much smaller than the others.

Interesting....the more I look at Sunny, the closer I'm leaning towards pullet.
Forgot to mention that Maid Marian isn't a Cuckoo Marans, due to lack of Cuckoo pattern. Not entirely sure what she is, unless of course I could see her legs.

Pictures Part Two:

Lavender (Unknown mother though we know she is a product of a previous cross with a Lav. Ameraucana and a Lav Ameraucana dad) 11-12 weeks:
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Benedict (same parents as Una from the first picture post) 11-12 weeks old:

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And that is it. Thanks for any help you can give.

I'm thinking these two are both cockerels.

were you able to get Scrappy's pictures to load? I've read that polish are hard to tell

I was. It's really hard for me to determine gender on Polish, so I think I'll reserve judgement and hope an expert will chime in. However, once again, I'm not spotting developed, pink wattles.

~Alex

 

[writergirl]

Interesting....the more I look at Sunny, the closer I'm leaning towards pullet.
Forgot to mention that Maid Marian isn't a Cuckoo Marans, due to lack of Cuckoo pattern. Not entirely sure what she is, unless of course I could see her legs.

I'm thinking these two are both cockerels.

I was. It's really hard for me to determine gender on Polish, so I think I'll reserve judgement and hope an expert will chime in. However, once again, I'm not spotting developed, pink wattles.

~Alex

Thanks so much for all your feedback. I'm slowly learning how to spot things. This is my first time with hatched chicks that didn't come from a hatchery marketed as Pullets (save for Marian) so it's a whole new ball game for me. Benedict I am pretty sure was a boy (thus he was name Eggs Benedict) but I like to get second opinions. Marian was definitely SOLD as a CM, but I did notice the lack of barring like I was expecting. She does have a bit of iridescence and a few flecks of tan/rust mixed around. Is there any chance that she is actually a Marans of a different variety? I was really hoping for a dark brown layer, but I do know that the folks at my TS aren't poultry experts and she was the only of her kind in a barrel full of cornish crosses. I can run out and get a picture of her legs. They aren't feathered at all.

 

[Alexandra33]

Thanks so much for all your feedback. I'm slowly learning how to spot things. This is my first time with hatched chicks that didn't come from a hatchery marketed as Pullets (save for Marian) so it's a whole new ball game for me. Benedict I am pretty sure was a boy (thus he was name Eggs Benedict) but I like to get second opinions. Marian was definitely SOLD as a CM, but I did notice the lack of barring like I was expecting. She does have a bit of iridescence and a few flecks of tan/rust mixed around. Is there any chance that she is actually a Marans of a different variety? I was really hoping for a dark brown layer, but I do know that the folks at my TS aren't poultry experts and she was the only of her kind in a barrel full of cornish crosses. I can run out and get a picture of her legs. They aren't feathered at all.

You're more than welcome. I'm here to help in any way I can.

There's definitely a possibility that she's still a Marans, just not of Cuckoo variety. Keep in mind that while most Marans are feather-legged, not all share this feature. Are the bottoms of her feet pink?

~Alex

 

[writergirl]

Maid Marian's legs/feet

 

[writergirl]

You're more than welcome. I'm here to help in any way I can.

There's definitely a possibility that she's still a Marans, just not of Cuckoo variety. Keep in mind that while most Marans are feather-legged, not all share this feature. Are the bottoms of her feet pink?

~Alex

I don't think they are pink. They are kinda greyish whitish I think like the rest of her leg color. I did not know that Marans usually have feathered legs.

 

[ChickenLeg]

Benedict looks like cockerel.

 

[Alexandra33]

Thank you for the picture!

White could indicate Marans. You say there is copper plumage here and there on pretty Marian....is there any concentrated in the hackle area?

~Alex

 

[writergirl]

Thank you for the picture!

White could indicate Marans. You say there is copper plumage here and there on pretty Marian....is there any concentrated in the hackle area?

~Alex

The copper seems to be mainly across the wings. When I locked the door to their run I flipped her upside down and bottom of her feet are actually yellow.