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    does anyone know what kinda chicken?

    That picture is too tiny to make out much about it.
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    Hen or Roo? poll + pictures included

    I see some bits of white on the wings and some funky feathers coming in on the upper back. Those things combined with the large comb and wattles are white I think it is male. I think within a few weeks it should be clear one way or the other.
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    Hen or Roo? poll + pictures included

    This is a late blooming cockerel, in my opinion.
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    Black Copper Maran Male vs Female Chick Characteristics Help?

    There is no way to tell gender in that breed at a very early stage. It's just luck of the draw unless you find sexed pullets available. These are hatchery birds, so the product will vary. It is possible to see feathered legs on chicks if you look closely. But I am not sure that will have an...
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    Hypothetical Question

    Bantams generally are not docile. They are very active and noisy, and they do not usually lay that many eggs compared to large fowl. So your friend will have to sacrifice some things somewhere to make it work. Cochins, Silkies and Brahmas can be docile, and Brahmas are good layers for bantams...
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    Gender guess of 5 week chicks BCM Lorps EE Fibro

    It's early in the game. The Legbar type Easter egger is a female, and I see none that look to be males at this point, except the Zombie. It has a large comb for that age.
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    are mt buff orpingtons and jersey giants pullets or cockerels?

    So far so good. Keep an eye on them for quick growing combs or color developing in the combs. If you end up with 9 pullets and only 1 cockerel, luck is definitely on your side.
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    Trouble Sexing Chicks

    Too young for certainty, but 4 and maybe 1 are looking a little suspicious.
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    Ameraucana question?

    They can be tougher because they should have pea combs, which aren't as easy to differentiate as single combs. So you are looking for color and the bulbous look in the combs of cockerels. 6 to 8 weeks is usually enough. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later. Nothing is cast in stone when it combs...
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    What is this mystery chicken?

    It's a Silkie crossed with something else. Maybe partridge Silkie x gold laced Polish, but that is only a guess.
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    Breed? Gender?

    Omelet, Oreo and Rocky are males. Lucy, Hammy and Cocoa are females.
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    TSC sold me the wrong bird! What is this?

    BSLs are variable, and some have a lot of brown. So it could be one. Partridge Plymouth Rock is my second guess. It's a wait and see thing to know for sure.
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    Which of two breeds laid this egg?

    If these are the first eggs, you could always check their vents for evidence of who laid the egg.
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    Which of two breeds laid this egg?

    I think it is from the Silkie. Cochins usually lay eggs that are some shade of brown.
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    4 week old barred rock baby... boy?

    If it is a purebred barred rock then it is likely to be female. Males of this breed will look paler due to being double barred, which means the white barring is wider than the black areas on the feathers. Females are darker. Also, BR males tend not to get the overwash of color on their yellow...
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