Help sexing mutts. I hate that i'm so bad at this

[HappyClucker7]

Yeah, the second one is gorgeous!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Both boys, but this one is beautiful!

Thanks, he's an extra with that pattern. His brother (not pictured) is bigger. I only need one. Arguably, I don't "need" either, but I'm at a point where I could use more than one breeding cockerel.

 

[Fallenone05]

Bird two

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Ugh. My phone glitched and quoted the wrong post.

Both boys but they're very pretty. Especially this one.
Also, are my eyes deceiving me but it looks like there's a bird with two heads by the barn in the last image. They're posed perfectly to look like a two headed bird.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

The "two headed" bird are Stripe (an awful lot of pattern emerged after it was named - initially, it was a line like a pencil mohawk and not much else) and Sprawl, both of the 5/13 hatching.

This bird is also from the 2/23 hatch, and won't be going under the knife.[photo from 10-14 days ago]

 

[WonkierZulu]

has a cool coloring like my serama boy

 

[WonkierZulu]

This is him

 

[WonkierZulu]

Like a blue copper

 

[U_Stormcrow]

This is him

He's much closer to what I actually want. A middle weight red-based bird with a pattern, to help it disappear on my clay soils (which are a lot less evident this year than last) that can free range effectively and tends to lay at a young age. Yes, I know "red" is really gold - but I am seeking the deeper red tones in the final product, or at least a good orange, as compared to the pale orange, soft yellows, etc you see in some birds.

 

[WonkierZulu]

It's a cool project and you will get there patience is the hardest part of everything. You might even create a new standard and have a high demand. High hopes but I wish you the best and will keep an eye on the thread to see what your final result will be.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Bird one is at rest, just chilling. Raining (again) that took way too long. 4.62# live weight at 21 weeks - so he was well under target weight as well. Not going to get bird two done today.