Black and white chick with a white spot on its head?

[BeachChics]

I will dig out some more pictures tomorrow of when they were babies, but I have a general question. Of my mixed 25 pullets I ordered, I had several that looked basically like penguins - Black with white chests. Two had little white spots on their heads. I have been reading a ton about breeds trying to figure these little penguins out. At four weeks, the two with the spots have now grown to be mostly black with a couple of (two ) white tipped wing feathers and a little barring, black legs with pink on the bottom between the toes. They have single combs. The white spot on the top has disappeared.


I am afraid that they might be black sex-link roos. What else hatches black and white with a spot on the head?


Here is a top pic of them the day they arrived to show the spots - they are on the left the top and bottom chicks. I know I can get a better identification of them with the current pictures, but this is just a general question about breed identification from day-old chick markings. I'm trying to learn.

Thanks.

 

[lurky]

Barred Rock maybe ?

 

[BeachChics]

And to answer my own question Barred rock is a possibility, right?

 

[Guitartists]

If it's a single comb I'd guess Barred Rocks.

 

[BeachChics]

Thanks I was hoping for barred rock and not just black sex-link.

What age does the barring pattern start to really show itself?

 

[Guitartists]

Here's my 4-5 week old....

 

[lurky]

Mine did not look that barred so fast WOW....

 

[Guitartists]

edited... LMAO I've lost track of time since school has let out

Geesh.... I need a cheat sheet with all of their hatch dates :|

 

[BeachChics]

Okay - mine isn't nearly that barred. That isn't really 4-5 weeks is it?

and mine has blacker feet.

anything else look like penguin when its hatched?

 

[menageriemama]

We got a mystery "rare" chick in our hatchery order this year. It had a white spot on its head, so we named it Dotty of course

. Anyway, she has turned out to be a Dominique. She is just beautiful! However she has yellow legs, not black...