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The Cockrells are all english orps.I think the numbered ones in the photos are all "Pairie Bluebell Eggers," or possibly some of the other "egger" types.
Looking through the list of possible "rare" breeds, I've ruled out all the other choices.
Your birds do not have naked necks or feathered feet, so they are definitely not Turkens, Cochins, Brahmas, or French Marans.
Looking at comb type:
Some cockerels have single combs, but you didn't number them.
#1 I can't tell if the comb is pea or rose (but her feathers are the wrong color for the Wyandottes, and they are the only rose comb breed on the list.)
#4 I can't see the comb.
I'm sure that all the other numbered birds have pea combs.
Of all the breeds on the list, only Brahams and the "Egger" types can have pea combs, and I already ruled out Brahmas (feathered feet.)
She may look like one, but she has the wrong comb type. Welsummers never have pea combs, and the #2 pullet does.
Thanks for the explanation much appreciated.
Can I take them off starter feed since they are 13 weeks or should I keep them on that longer? I let them forage amd I supply starter chick grit (although there are small rocks & sand in ground).
They like to go into the densly wooded area across from their coop and under a house I use for storage.