Any idea what breeds these hens are?

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Nursedanni

Nursedanni

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Nov 12, 2015
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We purchased a variety of 1 day old chicks June 1st from a farm which has primarily heritage breed chickens. She gave us a variety of chicks as this was our first time and we could find breeds we liked. We have identified Australorp and Cochin hens from the group but are not sure about a couple of them (including a couple roosters) and would love any input! Thanks!

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we call this one King Tut as he is very protective of the flock

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this rooster is very gentle with the hens

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The lighter hen is very friendly. We have 4 hens that look just like the darker hen, one of them is very broody and has been sitting on eggs for the last week.
 
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Even starting with heritage breeds, if you don't separate them by breed, the offspring are going to be mixed breed birds. They're very pretty and obviously productive (I'm jealous of the picture of all the eggs in the nest box!), but they're no specific breed.

The second rooster, the grey and red, is he as short and squat as the pic makes him look, or is it the angle of the photo? My mind wants to say he's got Dorking blood but it could be a trick. does he have 5 toes?
 

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