2 yellow and 2 grey chicks 🐥

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

We purchased our four chicks on May 30 from a local Texas Tractor Supply Co. We chose two from a tub of yellow chicks and two from a type of grey chicks. They did not know the breeds or how old they were?! When friends asked what we got, we said “two yellow and two grey” Through much research and YouTube videos we think they were at least a week or two old when we purchased them, making them 12 or 13 weeks old today. Attached are pictures when they were babies and their progression… they grow so fast and change daily!! I did not take the best pictures in the very beginning and the most recent one with my son in it may be hard to see them but they are starting to get the bumps about their beaks and the grey have red, and brown ones have pink, around their faces! They all have four toes… Three long ones and one short thumb in the back

 

[JedJackson]

I think Skittles and Chucho are either blue Australorps or perhaps olive eggers.

Freddy and Buttercup are perhaps Cinnamon Queens or maybe Whiting true greens.

Egg color will tell you a lot once they start laying.

 

[Folly's place]

It helps to find out what hatchery they came from, you can ask at your TSC. Then see what breeds that hatchery carries. It should really narrow the choices.
All very nice birds, and cute names.
Mary

 

[3KillerBs]

Do the blue ones have white under their feet or yellow? (Grey chickens, like grey cats and dogs, are called "blue").

 

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

Do the blue ones have white under their feet or yellow? (Grey chickens, like grey cats and dogs, are called "blue").

Oh cool! And thank you for the tip, I am still learning all of this lingo they are already in their coop but I will totally check their feet tomorrow

 

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

It helps to find out what hatchery they came from, you can ask at your TSC. Then see what breeds that hatchery carries. It should really narrow the choices.
All very nice birds, and cute names.
Mary

Thank you Mary! The 3 kids named one each and my husband the fourth, I gave up my right because I did not want five we have thought about calling them because you would think they would have a record of what birds they order on that date but but good point about asking them which hatchery they order from as well!

 

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

I think Skittles and Chucho are either blue Australorps or perhaps olive eggers.

Freddy and Buttercup are perhaps Cinnamon Queens or maybe Whiting true greens.

Egg color will tell you a lot once they start laying.

Thank you so much! This forum is amazing and ya’ll answer so quickly. I cannot wait to look these up and check them out Thinking we may have eggs around September/October.

 

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

Oh cool! And thank you for the tip, I am still learning all of this lingo they are already in their coop but I will totally check their feet tomorrow

@3KillerBs looks like the blue ones have white under their feet! What does that mean?

 

[3KillerBs]

@3KillerBs looks like the blue ones have white under their feet! What does that mean?

Most likely Australorps -- like my avatar.

My Blue Australorp girls are very good layers with calm, laid-back personalities.

 

[NewbieTXmamaHen]

Most likely Australorps -- like my avatar.

My Blue Australorp girls are very good layers with calm, laid-back personalities.

I could totally see them growing up to look like your picture! Not so sure about the calm and laid-back though they are certainly entertaining.