black giants, australorps, minorca pullets-same age-how to tell apart?

[pinkyglory123]

Have several breeds of black pullets. All are 4-5 weeks old. It is time to move the fully feathered youngsters to their new homes. Problem is-at this age how do I tell the black minorcas, black australorps and black giants apart? They are all so...........well black! actually I only really need to be able to tell the giants from the others-the others go to the same place. the giants are mine. any hints?

 

[Chickenrandomness]

Minorcas have big white earlobes

Australorps and Giants are hard to tell apart, but the bottom of their feet are different colors. i can't exactly remeber which was which color, but i think the giants have pink on the bottom of their feet and australorps have yellow.

 

[weimarmama]

Giants have yellow on the bottoms of their feet & Australorps have pink/white. Australorps also have very dark eyes, I think.

 

[pinkyglory123]

should the "feet bottoms" and white earlobe be apparent at four weeks? Actually the feet bottoms are the most important because the giants will be mine!

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[Chickenrandomness]

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i don't think the earlobes are very apparent at 4 weeks, but i'm not sure.

 

[Cowgirl71]

The Black Minorcas will tend to be more slender, flighty, and have large flesh-colored combs.