Are These Buff Orpington Chicks? (1-2 Weeks)

[aoxa]

BOs have pink legs too. crossing my fingers for White Rocks, unless of course you don't mind meat birds.

I didn't think to mention that Yes, always look for pink legs when picking out BOs.

 

[LaraLou]

Definitely sure they're not BOs now. We might just have to learn about meat chickens real quick. Time will tell. :-X

Does anyone have any thoughts on Mystery Chick who seems to have reddish colored feathers coming in?

 

[LaraLou]

Upon closer investigation, I'm starting to get hope they are not a meat chicken (which wouldn't be the end of the world, but that's not what we were going for). Granted, they're only a 1-2 weeks old, but they are in no way more "meaty" than the new chicks I have. I'll post an update in a few days.

Thanks again for all the input!

 

[DeansMill]

I ordered ten assorted brown layers from my pet chicken and got five... five! Of these... if they are cornish, I'm very irritated because they are supposed to be layers... I already got one that appears to be a dark cornish... so, six out of ten meat birds in a layer assortment? Hmmmmm. Even if they are sex links, what a cop out for an assortment.

 

[donrae]

I ordered ten assorted brown layers from my pet chicken and got five... five! Of these... if they are cornish, I'm very irritated because they are supposed to be layers... I already got one that appears to be a dark cornish... so, six out of ten meat birds in a layer assortment? Hmmmmm. Even if they are sex links, what a cop out for an assortment.

Does My Pet Chicken even have Cornish cross? Do you have pics?

 

[junebuggena]

I ordered ten assorted brown layers from my pet chicken and got five... five! Of these... if they are cornish, I'm very irritated because they are supposed to be layers... I already got one that appears to be a dark cornish... so, six out of ten meat birds in a layer assortment? Hmmmmm. Even if they are sex links, what a cop out for an assortment.

If you ordered assorted brown layers, then they are probably a type of red/gold sexlink. Dark Cornish are not the same thing as Cornish Cross meat birds. Dark Cornish might not be quite as prolific at laying as some other breeds, but they will regularly turn out 3 to 5 brown eggs a week.

 

[DeansMill]

Oh really?? Then I believe she is a dark cornish... they have a list of possibilities and dark Cornish is on there. And I am thinking the more I study that golden comet is the breed of the other five. Either way, everyone is pretty and healthy. I just didn't want meat birds because I read they eat lot.

 

[Colorado Chick]

Upon closer investigation, I'm starting to get hope they are not a meat chicken (which wouldn't be the end of the world, but that's not what we were going for). Granted, they're only a 1-2 weeks old, but they are in no way more "meaty" than the new chicks I have. I'll post an update in a few days.

Thanks again for all the input!
 

I know this is a 3 year old post, but what did they wind up being? At least according to the date in the top right corner this is a three year old post! my guess on your mystery chic is red or gold sex link

 

[DeansMill]

I noticed this was an old post after I posted on it... lol. I googled buff Orpington chicks to try to match up photos and this popped up... so I would love to know the outcome also... haha. And I'm leaning towards golden comet for my batch of five that look like this.

 

[MaratManor]

Hello there! We've just got our very first batch of chicks and are so thrilled to start our little backyard flock. We picked these little guys (well...hopefully mostly gals...) up at Atwoods, where they were being cleared out for cheap, cheap. ;-) The clerk said he was pretty sure they were Buff Orpingtons and I was curious if you experts concurred with his assessment. I'm pretty sure at least one is not a BO though. This mystery chick looks like they're already working on a comb and has some red to it's wing feathers, so I'm curious if it's a breed that has a comb or if we have ourselves a little boy chickie. So, any thoughts on our little chickies? I'm guessing they're between 1-2 weeks old. I can post better pictures or descriptions if these don't suffice for identification. Thanks! The Chickies Supposed BO BO? BO? Mystery Chick Mystery Chick Different Angle (Coloring Is Best In This Picture) Mystery Chick Mystery Chick

Can I ask you whet breed your mystery chick turned out to be! I have two identical and can't figure it out!!!