"Assorted Rainbow Layers"... What breed?

[Cowgrl4life]

I bought six chicks out of an "assorted rainbow layer" bin at my local feed store. I know they came from estes hatchery but I have no clue on these two whites as to the breed. I've figured out the two blacks I bought were sexlinks... but I got these two little silver/grey/bluish chicks that are feathering in white. Any ideas? Also, I bought two little buff chicks out of that bin and I know I have two buff orpingtons, now I cant tell the difference. Are they all Buff orpingtons?
Here's the two whites

And the four buffs that I know two are buff orpintons... Just not sure which ones.

 

[kaddidle]

Your white chickies look just like my five week old Plymouth Rock. This picture was taken about a week ago:

 

[jossanne]

Buff orpingtons have white legs. Buff rocks and minorcas have yellow legs. Will that help with the buff girls?

The whites started off smoky gray? That would indicate white giants, but their legs are the wrong color. I'm guessing white rocks or leghorns.

 

[charlieschickens]

My guess one the white ones are going to be like Ideal 236s or whatever they are (A hybrid leghorn cross)

 

[Cowgrl4life]

I wouldnt call their legs "white" but they also arent yellow.. lighter than that. Would that mean they're "white"? If so I think all four are buff orpingtons...

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Looks to me like all of your buffs are Buff Orphingtons. Sorry I can't help with the whites thought.

 

[Chris09]

You White one could be White Rocks.
The Buff's could a number of breeds--

Buff Orpingtons and Buff Minorcas have Pinkinsh/ White Legs
Buff Rocks and Buff Leghorn have Yellow Legs
If any of them have a Rose Comb and Yellow Legs then it could be a Buff Wyandotte.

Chris

 

[DAFox]

Estes Hatchery has these white birds according to their website: White Rock, White Jersey Giant, California White Leghorn and White Leghorn. So if in 5 months or so they lay white eggs - they are one of the leghorns (if they get black flecks - California White). If they grow really big -- they are Giants. Process of elimination -- White Rocks.

Seriously though, what color legs do the white ones have? It looks yellow in the picture, but if they have a greyish, greenish cast -- I'd go with White Giants.
Dale-Ann

 

[jossanne]

Earlobe color will also help determine what your birds are pretty soon. If the white ones have white earlobes, they're leghorns or California whites. If they're red, they're white rocks. I really don't think they're white giants, because their legs are yellow. On the buffs, if their earlobes are white, they're buff minorcas. If they're red, they're orpingtons or rocks.

 

[Ariel301]

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Not if they came from Estes. The Ideal 236 is only available from Ideal, hence the name.

The buff ones all look like the same breed to me. So I'd say those are all Orphington.