mystery chick now 5 month old

[Rainier]

So we got some chicks from a co-worker who had a backyard flock, mostly mutts. We guessed, I posted pictures and we got a lot of different responses. The most common answer was mutt

Now that the chicks in question are older I'll try again for guess. We know they are pullets because they are laying eggs.










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One of these is the Australorp chick we got from a feed store

 

[BantamLover21]

She looks like an Australorp to me.

 

[lightchick]

I think they are Black Orpingtons not Australorps. They have the wrong looks as chicks to be Australorps.
They are so pretty!

 

[Rainier]

They are Black Orpingtons not Australorps. They have the wrong looks as chicks to be Australorps.
They are so pretty!

As chicks they looked so different than the Australorp chick but then the feathers came in and I thought well maybe they are. I'll have the chicken whisperer catch the ones in question and get really good pictures of their faces, combs and body.

We got them from a co-worker and all he said was "roo was all black and mom was a Barred Rock" so not much help from him!

We cannot tell them apart now! Help ID'ing the Australorp would be helpful as well.

 

[Rainier]

They are Black Orpingtons not Australorps. They have the wrong looks as chicks to be Australorps.
They are so pretty!

I do love the way they look. Very pretty, friendly and come when called

here is the Australorp as a chick


Mystery chick about the same age

more as babies

 

[lightchick]

Maybe that's why they look a little different. I think they are half Black Orpington because they don't look as full bodied as a purebred Orp.
I got this pic off google.....not all of them are THAT fluffy though.

 

[Wyandottes7]

To me, the "mystery chick" looks like an Australorp.

 

[Rainier]

Not sure if it makes a difference but they are 21 weeks (5 months)

 

[lightchick]

Maybe not full fluffiness then. The chick has the wrong coloring and pattern for a Australorp.
This is my Australorp as a baby. She looks really different.

 

[donrae]

Black is dominant over a lot of other colors, so they really could be mixed breed black hens.