New chicks! What are they??

[JuliannaS37]

We got a few new chicks. Wondering what they are? Also guessing how old they are!

 

[Poultry Showman]

They look like they are a few weeks old! Generally it is very hard to tell what gender they are so young. I normally just wait till they get older, because eventually a couple of them will start crowing! If you really want to know look up some videos about feather sexing maybe?

 

[SilverBirds]

They look no more than 4 weeks old. I'd say closer to 3 weeks. Are you wondering breed, gender, or both? If breed, where did you get them from? As far as genders, it's still pretty early but nothing is saying cockerel yet.

 

[JuliannaS37]

They look no more than 4 weeks old. I'd say closer to 3 weeks. Are you wondering breed, gender, or both? If breed, where did you get them from? As far as genders, it's still pretty early but nothing is saying cockerel yet.

We are honestly just wondering what breed! We got them from a feed store in ABQ. They were mixed with a bunch of other kinds. So we are honestly clueless!

 

[SilverBirds]

We are honestly just wondering what breed! We got them from a feed store in ABQ. They were mixed with a bunch of other kinds. So we are honestly clueless!

Does the first baby have feathered legs? It could be a Salmon Faverolle. Second one is a little tricker to tell at this age since many breeds have the chipmunk pattern as babies but I'm guessing it's a Speckled Sussex. You can update pictures in a few weeks once they've feathered out more.

 

[JuliannaS37]

Here are a few updated pictures. We actually got three

 

[JedJackson]

They're most likely Easter eggers. There are many different types of them. Often these will lay blue or green eggs, but not always.

 

[NatJ]

If you really want to know look up some videos about feather sexing maybe?

Don't bother trying to feather sex those chicks, or most other chicks. It only works if the father has the genes for fast feathering and the mother has the genes for slow feathering. Most breeding flocks are not set up that way.

Unfortunately, many videos and web pages neglect to mention that important detail, and give the (false) impression that feather sexing works on all chicks.