20 chicks and 5 guinea keets, how to tell them apart?

[Rachel1786]

Hello, My mom ordered a bunch of chicks from tractor supply back in April and they finally came in today(drove over to see them as soon as I could!) They were born on the 5th and they all came together with no way to identify them. The people at TSC told her the guineas may need to be separated but she doesn't know who is who. I have a short video of the chicks and some pics as well, There are 4 different breed of chicks and 5 guineas. I can't remember what breeds she ordered, I'll have to ask her when I go over there tomorrow. Only breed I remember is americuna(sp?).
I also have a few pics if that would be easier, pics aren't as close up tho.


ETA: Forgot to mention they are all supposed to be female

 

[chickenmaniac]

cute little ones! the black ones with white spots on head are barred rocks, and the dark brown one is a partridge rock

 

[chickenmaniac]

the light brown chick at 1:07 looks like a russian orloff

 

[Lothiriel]

The little tiny ones with the orange/pink legs are the guinea keets. I saw 3 whites, 1 lavender, and 1 pearl grey.

However, they look perfectly happy with the chicks and it would be easier if you let them stay together. They'll be just fine. My guineas are living with my chickens now, and if I'd been able to get my chicks at the same time, they would all be together.

 

[hdowden]

if they came from a hatchery then the americuna are gonna be ee's. the guinea's all look to be smaller than the rest of the chicks and i agree with the above post on colors

 

[Rachel1786]

cute little ones! the black ones with white spots on head are barred rocks, and the dark brown one is a partridge rock

Thanks, I'll have to check to see if they were on the list of the ones she ordered.

the light brown chick at 1:07 looks like a russian orloff

That breed sounds familar Thanks

The little tiny ones with the orange/pink legs are the guinea keets. I saw 3 whites, 1 lavender, and 1 pearl grey.

However, they look perfectly happy with the chicks and it would be easier if you let them stay together. They'll be just fine. My guineas are living with my chickens now, and if I'd been able to get my chicks at the same time, they would all be together.

That's what I was thinking too but I wasn't sure. TSC told her that the guineas may become aggressive and pick on the chicks as they are growing. We're hoping since they are all the same age and came at the same time they'll be fine, we do have a separate area for them should there be a problem but I think they'll be ok. The really light grey with purplish stripes on her head, would that be a pearl grey or a lavender?

if they came from a hatchery then the americuna are gonna be ee's. the guinea's all look to be smaller than the rest of the chicks and i agree with the above post on colors

What does it mean when they are ee's?

 

[chickenmaniac]

ee easter eggers are mixed breed and have grren legs and muffs

 

[hdowden]

ee means easter egger. most ee's have beards and green legs these chickens carry the blue egg laying gene but they can lay an array of colors from blue to green to brown and some other colors as well

 

[Rachel1786]

Ok, so according to the box we have 5 Ameraucana(which I guess are actually easter eggers), 5 dominique, 5 russian orloff and then 5 guinea keets.
I now know which are the guinea's but aside from that I'm pretty clueless.

 

[hdowden]

Ok, so according to the box we have 5 Ameraucana(which I guess are actually easter eggers), 5 dominique, 5 russian orloff and then 5 guinea keets.
I now know which are the guinea's but aside from that I'm pretty clueless.

the ee's are the chip monk stripped ones, the doms are the black ones with the white spots on their heads, and the orloff is the light brown ones