I guess it doesn't really matter what they are. It's just irritating to buy them labeled as one thing and get another. The farmer was adamant about the breeds I was buying, but he also knew I was very new to this and didn't know anything about them.
I bought 4 pullets from a private farmer about a month ago. The chicks were supposedly 2 days old when I bought them. Of the 4 chicks, 3 of them are the same size and one is getting a bright red/orange comb already and the 4th is much smaller than the other 3. The smallest chick seems to keep...