Any ideas on breed?

[3KillerBs]

These are supposed to be Blue Copper Marans.
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Definitely blue, not lavender -- but I don't see any copper on the adults.

Are they laying?

 

[KreetchaKeepa]

That does look like an slightly older version of her! They are beautiful!

Thank you. They're real sweet.

 

[3KillerBs]

The dark baby stayed dark, the light baby looks laced like your picture 3KillerBs.

No copper on them. That's why I started questioning their breed. You can see part of my LO in one of the pics. The Darkest girl is laying.

What color eggs does she lay?

Here are a few of my girls in different shades of blue, paler to charcoal.

And my Lavender Orpington -- no lacing and moderate shredding.

 

[Cinnamon11]

You are right, the red one is a RIR, the other could be a Olive Egger or a Barred Rock, you will know when its older. Were they selling BRs? As for the other chick I think you'll have to wait until it feathers grow out.
It's harder to ID chicks than when they're adults!

I don’t believe they were selling barred rocks.

 

[Tookie]

I don’t believe they were selling barred rocks.

Then its a Olive Egger!

 

[Cinnamon11]

Here’s some more pics of the blue chick (I named her lavender) now that she’s about a week and a half

 

[Cinnamon11]

That little Cuckoo boy is adorable!

Thank you! It’s a bummer he’s a roo because I can’t have them where I live

 

[Cinnamon11]

Babies are almost 6 weeks!

 

[NatJ]

Thank you! Rosie’s feathers are pretty spoty but I’ve never had a RIR! Is there a chance Oliver is an Olive egger like he was sold as?

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 intends to use him for breeding, his genes would definitely affect what color eggs his daughters can lay.

 

[Cinnamon11]

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 continue to mature.

Production Reds were developed from Rhode Island Reds, by selecting more heavily for egg laying ability, and paying little or no attention to the shade of red and the shape of the body. So they usually look like poor-quality Rhode Island Reds, but lay even better than the "good" RIR.

Red Sexlinks are usually produced by crossing a Rhode Island Red rooster with certain kinds of hens, so the chicks hatch out with red females and white males. Many of the females grow up to have some white feathers in their tail and other places (Rosie does not), but some crosses do produce hens the same color as Rosie.

New Hampshires are another breed, that is typically a lighter red than Rhode Island Reds but is otherwise fairly similar. (I think Rosie is too dark to be a New Hampshire, but I'm not 100% sure of that.)

All of those types are quite similar in appearance, and they are all good layers of brown eggs. I don't know of any surefire way of distinguishing them. So if Rosie eventually lays brown eggs, I will be pretty sure she is one of those kinds, but I still won't know which one. If she lays eggs that are white, blue, or green, then I will know I was wrong

Thank you so much! I can’t wait for them to lay and watch see what they look like fully grown!