I picked up 5 chickens of varying breeds and ages this weekend that need TLC. Can anyone tell if this is a Marans or what breed? Age? Sex?
It has feathered legs and seemingly greenish/yellow eyes. It seems to be very smart compared to the other four.
Thank you! That's about the only thing I know about him, he's definitely young but not crowing. I know one of the others is a Buff Orpington hen but the 3 others I don't know. I'm hoping they are all hens and I can't tell how old they are, they are all bigger than the gray one. The black one (you can see its head below) is a little hateful so far and the two redish ones (Golden Buffs?) are fairly kind so far. No telling the trauma they may have gone through.
1. Below is a red/golden one. The black one's head is behind it.
2. Second reddish/golden one.
3. Back view of the black/reddish laced one. It wants nothing to do with me or the others. I thought maybe a Dark Cornish?
From what I can tell, the black/laced one seems to have a pea comb. It's legs don't seem as stocky as pictures I've seen of Dark Cornishs. Do you think it's a hen?
In regards to the sex-links/Red Stars can you tell their age by their combs? They are about the same size with drastically differently sized combs/wattles.