1-2 day old chicks, what are these? Hatched from Ebay eggs.

[Airyaman]

Bought 14 Bielefelder hatching eggs from an Ebay seller. 9 hatched, but only 7 are Bielefelders. The other two are certainly not. So I reached out to the seller, who told me they have Bielefelders, Silkies, and Mille Fleur d'Uccle. Would you say these two chicks are Mille Fleur d'Uccle or a mutt chicken (pretty certain they are not Silkies)?

Thanks!

 

[GodLovesU]

They have three toes, so they’re definitely not silkies. If they’re the same size as the other chicks, they’re not Mille Fleur D’uccles either, the color pattern doesn’t seem right anyway. I’d say they’re mutts or something totally different.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Did all the eggs look the same? If so, chances are the moms aren't bantams (unless these are bantam bielefelders)

White spot on the top of the head (of newly hatched chicks) indicates the barring gene.

Bielefelder are barred
Barred Silkies do exist (doesn't mean the seller has them, though)

Crossing barred parent, with a non-barred parent, can result in barred chicks.

Hard to say exactly what they are.
But it looks like one of the dark chicks might have feathered legs.

 

[Airyaman]

They have three toes, so they’re definitely not silkies. If they’re the same size as the other chicks, they’re not Mille Fleur D’uccles either, the color pattern doesn’t seem right anyway. I’d say they’re mutts or something totally different.

All of the eggs were about the same size. There were two lighter colored eggs but one of those hatched yesterday and it was one of the Bielefelders. The two mystery chick hatched overnight or earlier today, so one of the eggs could have been the other lighter colored one.

Yes, both are the same size as the other chicks. So unless the seller comes up with a 4th option, mutt it is!

 

[Airyaman]

Did all the eggs look the same? If so, chances are the moms aren't bantams (unless these are bantam bielefelders)

White spot on the top of the head (of newly hatched chicks) indicates the barring gene.

Bielefelder are barred
Barred Silkies do exist (doesn't mean the seller has them, though)

Crossing barred parent, with a non-barred parent, can result in barred chicks.

Hard to say exactly what they are.
But it looks like one of the dark chicks might have feathered legs.

I'll have to check again but I don't think I saw any feathers on the feet. Might be the result of my crappy phone camera work.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I'll have to check again but I don't think I saw any feathers on the feet. Might be the result of my crappy phone camera work.

Or it could be my phone

I probably saw just a shadow.

I don't know how dominant leg feathering is when crossed with clean legged birds

 

[Airyaman]

Or it could be my phone

I probably saw just a shadow.

I don't know how dominant leg feathering is when crossed with clean legged birds

Let me just say...I have way too many cockerels. Right now, my biggest cockerels are two Jersey Giants and the lone Bielefelder. I'd hate to see my Bielefelder on a bantam sized hen.

 

[Airyaman]

Did all the eggs look the same? If so, chances are the moms aren't bantams (unless these are bantam bielefelders)

White spot on the top of the head (of newly hatched chicks) indicates the barring gene.

Bielefelder are barred
Barred Silkies do exist (doesn't mean the seller has them, though)

Crossing barred parent, with a non-barred parent, can result in barred chicks.

Hard to say exactly what they are.
But it looks like one of the dark chicks might have feathered legs.

White spot on Bielefelder chick's head means male, so not only do I have two mystery chicks, they are likely males?

Great...

 

[Airyaman]

Or it could be my phone

I probably saw just a shadow.

I don't know how dominant leg feathering is when crossed with clean legged birds

Can confirm, one of the chicks has feathered feet, the other does not.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

White spot on Bielefelder chick's head means male, so not only do I have two mystery chicks, they are likely males?

Great...

Only with certain sex links.

Black sex links are a barred hen crossed with a non-barred rooster.
Barred hens can only pass the barred gene onto sons.
(Barred roosters can pass it on to any offspring)

The white/yellow spot on the head of a newly hatched chick indicates they have the barring gene.
Since only the sons are inheriting barring, you can tell from hatch which ones are cockerels.

Bielefelders work differently, because they were bred to be easy to tell. It's not only the barring you're working with.
Pullets will have "chipmunk stripes"
Cockerels will have faint or no stripes
IF it's well-bred stock that retains those characteristics.

It can get very confusing.