My husband bought these - what breed?

[TinyDinosaurRaiser86]

My husband bought these pullets at the local feed store. I do not know which hatchery/hatcheries supply the store but I may be able to ask if needed. They are approximately 3 months old. I suspect bird 1 and 5 may be the same breed but exhibit different color variation within the breed on the front of their necks? I appreciate your help.

Ps sorry about the gray spots. My camera phone is cracked.

 

[ColtHandorf]

They look like hatchery hybrids. Sapphire Gem Prairie Blue Bell Green Star Laying whatevers.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

My Jersey Giants are black but no beetle so I thought it was a helpful indicator.

Beetle isn't the only sheen color. Usually when people say their birds have a beetle sheen, it means they have a mix of green and blue sheen. However, there is also silver, gray and violet sheen, which can also co-exist with other sheens on a bird's plumage. Not only can a chicken have beetle sheen, but they can also have blue or green sheen alone without the other.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning. They are very pretty. I don't know what breeds they are. I just wanted to Welcome you to BYC.

 

[JedJackson]

1 could be a blue birchen Marans or it could be one of the many hatchery layer hybrids.

2 some type of layer hybrid. Not sure which.

3 Perhaps blue Marans or olive egger.

4 Probably an Australorp but there are other possibilities

5 Probably production blue, another layer hybrid.

 

[Ch1cken Tender]

Welcome to BYC @TinyDinosaurRaiser86! I love the username!

 

[TinyDinosaurRaiser86]

Good morning. They are very pretty. I don't know what breeds they are. I just wanted to Welcome you to BYC.

Well thank you.

 

[TinyDinosaurRaiser86]

They look like mixed breeds, but #1, #3, and #5 may be low-quality Blue Marans.

I think all but #4 are hybird breeds. My husband said something about blue leghorn but none have white earlobes.

 

[FunClucks]

Many hatcheries sell "designer" mixes for production or egg color or other reasons. They don't breed true, but the hatchery produces repeatable mixes that give specified characteristics by using the hatchery "recipe" of parent birds. Just wait to see what color eggs they lay and how often. If you can get the name of the hatchery, you may be able to tell what you have by looking at what they sell.

 

[house1917]

The good news is that they’re all pullets!! And they appear to be layer hybrids so lots of eggs in your future