White Leghorn Age

[fenixsk]

These four are 10 weeks old according to the people we bought them from, but they look older to me? Can anyone help me out with a guess? Looking forward to some fresh free-range eggs!

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I'd say that seems right, maybe within a few weeks or so, that cockerel looks like he's gonna be quite the looker :0 did you get them for show/breeding? Gorgeous pen of birds!!

 

[The Happster]

Those aren't Leghorns.

 

[fenixsk]

I'd say that seems right, maybe within a few weeks or so, that cockerel looks like he's gonna be quite the looker :0 did you get them for show/breeding? Gorgeous pen of birds!!

Thanks! These are our first 4 birds, and we added 3 "Ameraucana (likely EE's) that are about 3 weeks younger. Just looking for eggs, but thinking we will keep the cockerel since hes so mild tempered.

 

[fenixsk]

Those aren't Leghorns.

Hmm, what do you think they are, if not leghorns?

 

[The Happster]

They look to have a pea comb.
Can we get a close up photo of the combs?
Leghorns can have rose combs, but I'm pretty sure not pea.

 

[fenixsk]

They look to have a pea comb.
Can we get a close up photo of the combs?
Leghorns can have rose combs, but I'm pretty sure not pea.

Nothing right now, but I will take a closer pic and post it later on

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Looks like young rose combs to me, but it's been a while since I raised rose comb chickens so I'm not certain

 

[The Happster]

It's a hard angle.
I could be wrong.

It might be a cushion comb. Could be a chantecler.

 

[fenixsk]

The more I look on the internet, the more they look like the might be Rhode Island Whites? I will definitely look into things a little closer. What an exciting day to find out we might not have boring old leghorns haha.