gender and breed

  1. ChickenKeeper43

    What am I? (Chick #1)

    Hi, I hatched on June 20th from Egg #1 (Eggs marked in one of the photos included). Unfortunately, my owner doesn’t know what I am so I don’t have a name yet. Please help him Identify what breed of chick I may be and also whether I’m a hen or roo so he can name me! (Also please suggest two names...
  2. Tom_Luthor

    Cockerels or Hens and Breed?

    Hello Yolks, a coworker bestowed upon me 7, 1 week old chicks that he raised from a random assortment of eggs, which as of the 7-8 week old mark, I'm starting to get worried about the amount of cockerels I may have, and also curious the breed of each. Any and all help would would be appreciated...
  3. L

    What gender do you think these Babies are?

    pic 1 crested polish 7 weeks pic 2 welsummer 8 weeks
  4. 1Crzychknlady

    Is this a black sex link roo?!

    Hi! We bought 5 sex link chicks from a local feed store. 2 are gold sexlink, 1 is a red sex link, and 2 are black sex links. We were told they were all female, but one of the black sexlinks had a white spot on their head. I didn’t realize a white spot on a black sex link meant male, and it...
  5. Fowl tender

    Genders and breed guesses on 7.5 week old chicks?

    So we ordered 3 Easter egger hatching eggs got and 7 extras, 6/10 eggs hatched and I'm wondering about breeds/genders. chicks 2 and 6 hatched Jan 6th the rest on the 7th What was posted in the other sales the eggs came from: Possible mix Easter Eggers, Orpington, Silkie, Serama, Speckled...
  6. Pandang81

    Cockerel or Pullet? Chicks are 7 weeks old

    Please let me know if you think cockerel or pullet. I’ve labeled them in the first picture 1-4. I bought these from a Breeder who said they were all female. He says he checks gender by wings & he sells his cockerels to a company for butchering. Please let me know your thoughts, I’m curious about...
  7. Excitednewbie

    Breed and gender opinions please

    Back again with my next lot 😆 these ten babies are just over 6 weeks old, we got them as eggs from a backyardie....was told they had Araucanas, sussex, isa brown and black hens! Some of them do have the puffy ear spots and or the afro on top of the head 😄 I would appreciate opinions on their...
  8. Ashburtonian

    We think Rhode Island Red, but no idea on gender... 4 months old

    Hello from Australia, thank you in advance for your help. First timers at this end... Cockerel front? Cockerel front? Pullet left? Cockerel right? Pullet left? Cockerel right? All are approx four months old. Thank you very much
  9. S

    What gender are my ducks?

    Hello! Could anyone help with sexing my ducks? They are around 8 weeks old. Thank you!
  10. J

    Surprise hatch!

    Hi all, I was in the process of hatching some cream legbars and this little one popped out. It does have certain markings but it is a completely different colour to any other cream legbar I have seen. Any ideas what breed it might be or is it perhaps just a very blonde legbar? They hatched on...
  11. G

    Rhode Island White

    Hi all! We have a 4 1/2 month old Rhode Island White. We were told she was a pullet. Does anyone know if she is a female? Thank you!
  12. J

    Breed and gender guesses have a mixed flock of 13.

    Hello this is my second post into BYC and I'm excited to finally join. Helped take care of others birds that were sexed and grown so this is my first adventure of my own with raising and to make life more interesting I have a variety of chicks. I will list them with their "names" you know if you...
  13. P

    Lemon Pyle Brahma

    Good Evening all, I have 2 lemon pyle brahmaa, approx 4 months old. The combs are a darker red than the hens that I have. I am thinking its probably a rooster, what does everyone think?
  14. A

    What breed and gender is this chick?

    We purchased a set of pullers (or so we were told) from the local feed and seed, and I believe they come from Hoover’s hatchery. We believe that the store advertised these as Starlight Green Eggers, which seem to have quite a color variation, but I haven’t seen many with these colors. The...
  15. hannibalism

    Pullets or cockerels?

    Barred rock chickens from the local feed store, all around 13-14 weeks. I thought all pullets since the coloring is very similar in all 4, but they’re developing at such different rates…and looking a tad too like in spots. Thoughts?
  16. A

    Sexing a Speckled Sussex Chick

    Hello, I have a 10 day old Speckled Sussex chick and I was wondering if anyone can help me sex it. I know that it is possibly too early to tell, but does anyone have an idea?
  17. DemeChick

    Any idea what breed this hen may be?

    This hen was given to me. I think the former owner said she may be part silkie?
  18. K

    Mixed breed gender thoughts - Olive Egger and Silkie/EE

    Hi there! I have a 12 week Olive Egger and a 12 week Silkie/EE mix and I’m questioning the gender for both. I’m a new backyard chicken owner and would appreciate insight from more experienced chicken owners. Thanks in advance for your help!
  19. U

    4 week old barnyard mix - what gender?

    I have seven chicks that I’d love help s3xing. They are all from the same hatch, are 4 weeks old, and all come from blue or green eggs. The barnyard mix included amaracauna to black copper marans, Sussex, Wyandotte’s, frizzles, barred rocks…
  20. MiniBarnFarmMaine

    Stumped On Breed

    Hey everyone! I picked these chicks up this weekend, so far out of the six I’ve narrowed down I have: 1 Australorp 2 Rhode Island Red OR Easter Egger 1 Buff Orpington (who I strongly think is a rooster) Last two I can’t figure out is this brown/black pattern pullet (who’s pretty!) & then the...
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