So we have been working on our coop every spare second that we get and here is where we are right now.
It will get there in time but until then I am keeping and eye out for signs of who might be male/ female. We live in a city and that mean there are NO ROOSTERS ALLOWED!
At first I assumed that all the chickens that grew a comb would be a rooster and that would be the end of it but in looking at different pictures of different breeds that isn't always the case.
Also, we got them as a mixed batch and had no idea what breed they were either. I THINK I have it narrowed down to Rhode Island Reds, Golden Comets, and, as suggested by a reader earlier, one Copper Maran.
Soooo.... any one want to play the guessing game? Male? Female? Breed?
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| My Guess: Male Golden Comet |
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| My Guess: Male Golden Commet |
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| My Guess: Male Rhode Island Red |
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| My Guess: Female Rhode Island Red |
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| My Guess: Female Copper Maran |
As eggs there were 2 yellow/white ones (the first two pics), 2 brown ones (third and fourth pics), and 1 black one (last photo). To me that should mean that color should equal breed or at least sex, but it's looking like 3 roosters to me!
Now, I have NO experience in these things but it's fun learning new things about all the different kinds of chickens in the mean time!
Now, I have NO experience in these things but it's fun learning new things about all the different kinds of chickens in the mean time!
I would LOVE to hear your opinions, guesses, experiences, and expertise!
Now that I see the pictures of your chickens closer up, I would say that I was wrong about the black copper maran. There is too much red on the head for a maran. I don't really know what it could be, but a guess would be a black sex-link. I've seen some black sex-links with that coloring (black star maybe), but since they are hybrids there is no standard to compare them to. Again just a guess.
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