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What kind of chick am I? (Lots of chicks, lots of pics)

post #1 of 12
2/6/12 at 9:20pm
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I've made efforts to resize these and crop them down for the bandwith-ally challenged, and only took pictures of a representative of each.  All of these are roughly ten days.

 

Chick #1

Chick #1 headChick#1 body

 

And #2

Chick#2 wholeChick#2 wing

 

Chick #3 - got a few of these.

#3IMG_3316.jpg

 

#4 - looks a lot like #3,  but the wings are coming in with grey on the tips

Grey wing tips

 

Chick #5 - Here's another cutie - near impossible to get a good picture because when you pick her up she just nestles in and snuggles in your hand.:

Cuddly

 

Chick #6 - Mean as sin at ten days.  Comes across the cage to peck me when I water or feed them.  If it weren't for the fact it would only make a nugget I'd try and set a record for earliest processing age.  The kids won't hold it, and it's quite the bully.  I've nicknamed it "Dinner". 

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Chick #7 -

IMG_3325.jpgIMG_3327.jpg

 

Chick #8 - another student on "the path of the frying pan" if it doesn't lighten up.

IMG_3324.jpgIMG_3321.jpg

 

1, 5, 6 7 or 8 are my mystery chick (I have multiples of the others and quite a few black austrolorps and a few buff orps)

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post #2 of 12
2/7/12 at 4:20am

Did you hatch them?  Did you order them from a hatchery?  Need more info please :)

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Destiny Acres Blog / Information pages
Northern Minnesota

Show stock BBS bantam cochins, Black standard cochins, standard white cubalayas, colorful yard candy/broodies

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post #3 of 12
2/7/12 at 8:58am
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Sorry - I had this at the first of the post and edited it several times getting the pictures right but loosing this:

I ordered the McMurray hatchery brown egg layer assortment, so from their web site, the possible breeds are:

Black Australorps (I got quite a few of these, not pictured, because I know what they are)

Lt. Brahmas;

Dark Cornish;

Black and White Giants;

Buff and White Orpingtons (Got three buff oprs, beautiful birds)

New Hampshire,

Rhode Island Reds,

Barred, White, Partridge, Buff Rocks;

Delaware,

Sussex,

Turkens - not any of these.

White, Silver Laced, & Columbian Wyandottes,

Red Star

Black Star

 

Of course Mystery Chick could be any breed McMurray sells.

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post #4 of 12
2/7/12 at 11:23am

Wow, that's quite the assortment!

 

Some of your ones are Wyandottes ( 1, 7)  both gold and silver laced.  They're supposed to be a docile breed, but I have noticed a distinct nastiness in hatchery Wyandottes.

 

#8 & 6 are most likely speckled Sussex

 

The light colored chicks could be almost anything white with a straight comb from your list.  Might be a White Rock, a white giant, etc.

 

I think your cuddler could be a Buff Orpington :)  So sweet!

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post #5 of 12
2/7/12 at 12:17pm

I just think it's amazing how you folks who've been around here a bit know so much about the wee ones.  I'm blown away.  Thanks for these threads with the chicks.... it really helps those of us who would love to know more.  Living in the city doesn't give me much opportunity to do much in my own tiny farm of 2 hens, but I can live vicariously.  Thanks again.

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post #6 of 12
2/8/12 at 4:15pm

1) possibly gold laced wyandotte?

2) columbian wyandotte

3) can't tell leg color - if yellow, either white rock or white giant (dunno what color skin on orps but I think white)

4) Delaware?

5) New Hampshire or red star?

6) no idea.

7) silver laced wyandotte

8) possibly dark cornish?

 

I don't see any brahma (feathered legs). I've found that personality has much more to do with individuals than with breed, though some have reputations - like RIR roos being mean or BRs being friendly and outgoing. There are outliers in every flock.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #7 of 12
2/8/12 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by Pele View Post

 

 They're supposed to be a docile breed, but I have noticed a distinct nastiness in hatchery Wyandottes.

 

 



My hatchery wyandottes were evil! Ruthlessly bullied the silkie, bantam cochin, and bantam frizzle cochin. Flighty and decidedly mean. Pretty though! I couldn't keep them because i love my banties. #5 is so cute! I adore 'snuggly' chicks.

 

 

 

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post #8 of 12
2/10/12 at 6:10am

One of my wyandottes (the one in the avatar, necropsied her yesterday) was a sweetie, the other is a bully. She's mean to my araucana bantams, going well out of her way to get at them. If she's a problem when I introduce new kids in a few months, she may be on her way out.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #9 of 12
2/11/12 at 10:04pm

I think the last chick with the brown head looks like a Barnevelder chick - it could be the bonus rare chick they send - if so, chances are he's a he - definitely on "the path to the frying pan". I think "Dinner" is Dark Cornish and if so, s/he would be a good choice for dinner. :)

 

The greyish one #2 has coloring that reminds me of a Buff Brahma, so I'm going to say Columbian Wyandotte. If the buff one is reddish, then RIR, NH or red star.

 

The whites could be quite a few different breeds...I'll guess the one with a bit of black coming in is a Delaware.

 

Good luck with them!

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post #10 of 12
2/18/12 at 12:05pm

i got my chicks from the local produce store so they're not an exotic breed. but the little black one loves to snuggle and was calling out to me all through the nightbarnie.gif

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