Oops, forgot this part.
Rhode Island Reds are supposed to have feathers of a smooth, even red color when they are grown up. But it's fairly common for the chicks of red breeds to show some uneven color and even some black patterning when they are young, then molt out to a smoother color as they...
Yes, he certainly could be. Many Olive Eggers have Cuckoo Marans as one parent, and would have the same traits that are making me think he is Marans.
I'd forgotten that was the original label. Labels can be wrong, but they can also be right, so it's definitely worth considering.
If someone...
They are looking good!
To me, they still look like one male and two females.
The red one still looks like a Rhode Island Red (or maybe a closely related type, such as Production Red or some varieties of Red Sexlink.)
The blue one appears to have white skin on the feet, not yellow, so I think...
They're looking good!
The blue one might be a Blue Australorp, or maybe a Blue Sexlink (sometimes called Sapphire Gem). I'm pretty sure she is blue, not lavender.
The red one looks like a Rhode Island Red to me. There's a chance of her being a red sexlink, but most Red Sexlinks have white in...