6 chickens, 5 different breeds - What are they?

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nmflygirl

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After doing some research based on looks on the interwebz I think I have the following. Any help/confirmation would be most appreciated. The people I got these birds from were either family friends or local peeps that probably told me what they were when I got them but I didn't really care at the time, since I was just interested in eggs.

1. Plymouth Rock/Barred Rock?




2. No idea. I've seen other pictures on the web but nothing to help with the breed.




3. Wyandotte ??




4. Rhode Island Red??




5. Barnevelder?? It does have some really pretty dark blue/green feathers that don't come out well in pictures.




 
number 2 is a easter egger imo :) Beard and ear muffs give it away. The rest I would have guessed exactly what you did. Some hatcheries call them Americanas.
 
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Barred rock
Easter egger
silver laced Wyandotte
production red (hatchery version of a RIR, basically)
maybe a Barnie mix, but not a pure Barnevelder. Very pretty coloring, though.
 
donrae said:
Barred rock
Easter egger
silver laced Wyandotte
production red (hatchery version of a RIR, basically)
maybe a Barnie mix, but not a pure Barnevelder. Very pretty coloring, though.
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Thanks. I'm fairly certain that all of them are some form of mix since they came from non breeders the lot of them. Getting a good idea what they are allows me to figure out some of the 'anticipated' laying habits and what other traits I should look out for.

Just for my education, what makes something a hatchery version vs. the breed version?
 
Hatcheries breed for egg production mostly. Type is totally secondary. Hatchery breeds basically have the same general traits as a breeder bird, but the quality just ins't the same.

True Rhode Island reds are a rich, deep mahogany color. They are built like a brick in shape. Very distinctive once you see them. You can search here, there are threads in the SOP section for heritage breeders. Some of those pics will make you drool......the birds are beautiful.

That said, most of us have hatchery birds. I do, and I'm very happy with them overall.
 
Thanks for clarifying. I'm very happy with my birds, and quite frankly didn't care what they were when I got them as long as they "produced eggs". Now that I've had them for a while I'm more and more curious about them. They are fun to watch, a joy to keep and intriguing little beasts of productivity. I mean lets face it....they are the one of the top producing things in my house if you don't include waste and messes as productive.
 

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