Recent content by JedJackson

1 is for sure a cockerel. The other two are pullets. Difficult to say if they are purebred or not. When they're older it may be easier to tell.

Silveruuds should never have crests, neither males nor females, so I wouldn't trust anything this breeder says. In fact no breed of chicken has females with crests and males without them. The red and white one is a mixed breed cockerel. The black and white one is probably a pullet, and is also...

He does look like a Deathlayer mix, and it would have to be with something with feathered legs, probably Silkie. I believe the gene for 5 toes is dominant, but the Silkie parent itself could have been mixed, and that may explain why he only has the four toes. Cochin or Marans are possible, too...

Your older hens are all mixed breeds. It's actually Melly that looks more like a male to me. That comb is very large for 8 weeks. Easter is kind of in between, but looks more like a pullet at this point.

Top one is a cockerel, the bottom one in the middle is a pullet.

The first is likely to be a crele or spangled old English game bantam. The second is probably a red Cochin bantam. The last two could be wheaten Marans. They lack the beards of Faverolles and the pea combs of Brahmas.

All pullets.

A picture of its comb would help. I'm thinking it's some type of Easter egger because of the green legs, but it could be a California white.

Both are cockerels.

If the chick came from a hatchery/store, then it's not a Silkie cross. Maybe a Moonbeam or Smokey Pearl.

Looks more like a lavender Orpington to me, but if you look at the skin on the underside of its feet, that should tell you more definitively. Orpingtons should have a white or pinkish white color to that area, while SGs will have a yellowish color.

I think you have it right.

Good deal!

Difficult to say for sure, but that could well be correct. Jersey Giants get big but they take a long time to get there, so the black one could be one. Mystic Onyx should have dark face and skin, but there's always the oddball that doesn't. Or it could be a legbar x black copper Marans type of...

At least here in the US, auctions are well known for these problems, and you risk bringing in disease to your flock by buying from them. I mean, that is always a risk, but more so from auction birds. If I were you I would seek out a breeder with a good reputation. That's the surest way to get...