Chick ID from a Ornamental Egg Layers Mix from McMurray Hatchery

[govolsguy31]

Hey everyone, we got 25 pullet chicks from McMurray Hatchery in their Ornamental Egg Layers mix. Can we get some help in ID'ing these pretty girls? I have additional pictures of each, but didn't want this original post to be a mile long. Any input is appreciated!

Chick 1 - Assuming this is a Buff or Buff Laced Polish?

Chick 2 - We have no idea on this girl. Any ideas?

Chick 3 - Another type of Polish maybe?

Chick 4 - Red Crested Polish maybe?

Chick 5 - We think these are White Crested Black Polish?

Chick 6 - Type of Phoenix? They have the line thru their eye that makes us think that.

Chick 7 - We think Black Polish

Chick 8 - Chicks 8 & 9 are very similar, just #9 is a bit lighter. We don't know what these girls are

Chick 9 - Lighter coloring of chick 8?

Chick 10 - McMurray throws in a free chick, and they say its almost always a rooster and it could be literally anything. We think Chick 10 might be that chick. Does this look like a cockerel, and any ideas what he/she is? I may start another thread with a few other pictures with wings spread out for this one (chick 8 was the only other one we only received 1 of, so it's possible its him, but since the coloring is so close to 9, we're thinking not...)

 

[NatJ]

Possible ideas for #2:
Blue Andalusian, Mottled Houdan, Silver Polish, Lakenvelder
I don't think it's an Ancona (leg color is wrong).

For #8 and #9 I think they might be two different breeds, maybe one Buttercup and one Gold Penciled Hamburg. I'm not sure which is which, but as they grow those breeds would have different combs, so it would eventually become obvious.

#10 looks like a Fayoumi to me.

I think you are probably right about the various kinds of Polish.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

1. White or Buff Laced Polish (you’ll have to see how it feathers in)
2. Possibly a Silver Spangled Hamburg. What’s its comb type?
3. Silver Laced Polish
4. Golden Laced Polish
5. White Crested Black Polish
6. Possibly a Brown Leghorn?
7. Crevecoeur
8. Maybe a Golden Campine?
9. Golden Penciled Hamburg or Buttercup. Check its comb.
10. Egyptian Fayoumi

And as for the mystery chicks always being boys, so far I’ve gotten two females and one male for my mystery chicks. There’s always a chance!

 

[NatJ]

6 week old #1: we didn’t get a picture of her as a newborn chick (hopefully a pullet). Any idea on breed and is this a pullet? It has an extra thumb toe.

Silver Dorking female.
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/silver_gray_dorkings.html

Definitely female, because of the salmon-colored breast. A male would have a black breast.

6 week old pullet #2. I think we missed her as a newborn chick in the original post too:

Maybe Egyptian Fayoumi
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/egyptian_fayoumis.html

Edit to add: chick #10 in the original post looks like a Fayoumi, so that may be a chick photo of this bird.

6 week old pullet #3. Think this is the same as newborn chick #6 in original post:

Maybe a Brown Leghorn. I think I see a single comb, but it's hard to be sure in those photos.
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/single_comb_brown_leghorns.html

I feel like that's not quite right, but I'm currently having trouble thinking of other likely possibilities.

6 week old #4. We think a hen

I think Gold Pencilled Hamburg (because it appears to have a rose comb.)
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/golden_penciled_hamburgs.html

6week old #5. Same breed at 4. Is this a roo?

Different comb type, so probably different breed.

Either Campine (single comb) or Buttercup (buttercup comb)
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/golden_campines.html
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/buttercups.html

I do not think any of them look like males at this time. It's a bit early to be sure, but many males are very obvious by this age. And you did order females.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

1-Silver Dorking
2-Egyptian Fayoumi
3-Light Brown Leghorn
4-Gold Pencilled Hamburg
5-Golden Campine (Sicilian Buttercups have willow legs/yellow skin)

 

[govolsguy31]

All of you all are awesome!!! Very cool!! Thanks so much!

 

[nuthatched]

Thanks @nuthatched ! In looking at Hamburg chicks, is it possible that’s what #2 could be as well?

Possibly, it would be an ornamental breed.

 

[NatJ]

Chick 6 - Type of Phoenix? They have the line thru their eye that makes us think that.
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For chick 6, there are quite a few breeds that can have chipmunk stripes like that.
Looking through McMurray's list of rare breeds, it could be:
Bielefelder (pullet only)
Brown Leghorn or Silver Leghorn (leg color looks wrong for those)
Cream Legbar (pullet only, and I think the leg color is wrong)
Dark Cornish (leg color looks wrong)
Dorking (would have an extra toe on the back of each foot)
Modern BB Red Game
Speckled Sussex
Silver Phoenix

If you have several chicks that look like this, they may be from different breeds, rather than all being the same. Checking comb type and leg color can help sort out some of those options, but some others would just have to grow up before they can be identified.

 

[NatJ]

Great feedback! A quick Google search and #10 does match an Egyptian Fayoumi. Can you sex those at a few days old by their wing feathers (or another means)?

No, I would not expect to be able to sex Fayoumis at this age by any method except vent sexing (which the hatchery uses), or by sending a sample off for DNA testing (a few feathers or a drop of blood.)

But Fayoumis are known for maturing quickly, so you are likely to know sometime in the next month or two (unlike some slow-maturing breeds that can keep people guessing for quite a few months longer than that.)

 

[govolsguy31]

Ok, so this is chick #2 at 6 weeks. Any guesses now? Lakenvelder seems to be best guess. Several others have changed a bit since the initial post. I'll have some pictures of them up soon.