Best guesses of breeds of my baby chicks

[gimmie birdies]

I knew it was from Hoover, but I though I would be helpful by saying other hatcheries had something similar.

 

[Painted Calls]

Welcome to BYC!

There are a lot of things that they could be. Unfortunately almost all those look similar as chicks. Post updated pics one they feather out.

In the meantime, find out what mix you ordered. That would be very helpful too.

 

[MLW]

If you ordered directly from Hoover's, what was the mix called?
There's usually a list of possible breeds, and that can make it easier to figure them out.

It was the rare/ standard mix through TSC. I have been using the list to try to narrow it down a bit, but still haven't settled on definite breeds. I'm thinking maybe the light colored one with feathered feet might be a buff brahma. Who knows! I look forward to see what they turn out to be!

If you ordered directly from Hoover's, what was the mix called?
There's usually a list of possible breeds, and that can make it easier to figure them out.

 

[MLW]

One looks like a Blue Andelusian. Pecking from your hand.

Pretty sure the five toed one is a "Mystic Onyx", a hybrid they created using Silkies.

That is one of my thoughts! Cool, thanks!

 

[BleuSaphir]

I see some Brahmas and maybe Cochins?
The rest are hard to tell.

 

[MLW]

One looks like a Blue Andelusian. Pecking from your hand.

Pretty!

 

[NatJ]

It was the rare/ standard mix through TSC. I have been using the list to try to narrow it down a bit, but still haven't settled on definite breeds. I'm thinking maybe the light colored one with feathered feet might be a buff brahma. Who knows! I look forward to see what they turn out to be!

I think any chicks with feathered feet must be Brahmas, Cochins, or Marans.
Brahmas have pea combs, Cochins and Marans have single combs.
Brahmas and Cochins should both have more heavily feathered feet than Marans.

It can be hard to tell comb type on little baby chicks, but I agree the light one with feathered feet looks the right color to be a Buff Brahma.

The ones that look black or blue might take a while to identify, because there are so many possibilities that look alike as chicks. For example, a Black Australorp and a Black Sexlink can look alike as chicks, but the Black Autralorp grows up all black while the Black Sexlink grows up to have some red in the feathers. Or a Blue Andalusian might look the same as a Sapphire Olive Egger or a Sapphire Gem at this age, but the Andalusian grows up to have a different body shape, and the egg colors would be the real distinguishing factor (white eggs from Andalusian, olive eggs from Sapphire Olive Egger, brown eggs from Sapphire Gem).

 

[MLW]

I think any chicks with feathered feet must be Brahmas, Cochins, or Marans.
Brahmas have pea combs, Cochins and Marans have single combs.
Brahmas and Cochins should both have more heavily feathered feet than Marans.

It can be hard to tell comb type on little baby chicks, but I agree the light one with feathered feet looks the right color to be a Buff Brahma.

The ones that look black or blue might take a while to identify, because there are so many possibilities that look alike as chicks. For example, a Black Australorp and a Black Sexlink can look alike as chicks, but the Black Autralorp grows up all black while the Black Sexlink grows up to have some red in the feathers. Or a Blue Andalusian might look the same as a Sapphire Olive Egger or a Sapphire Gem at this age, but the Andalusian grows up to have a different body shape, and the egg colors would be the real distinguishing factor (white eggs from Andalusian, olive eggs from Sapphire Olive Egger, brown eggs from Sapphire Gem).

Thank you! This was very helpful. I appreciate you for taking time to respond