Black hens

[Youngmomof3]

I ordered quite a variety of chicks this year. They are now 8-9 weeks old. I can't remember if I ordered on Jersey Giant and one Australorp or two of the same. Is there a way to tell them apart. Here they both are. Thanks in advance.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

The bottoms of the feet will tell you: BJGs will have yellow on the bottom, and BAs will have pinkish bottoms.

Now there are variations that occur naturally of course, and so you may have different color feet crop up in a breed spontaneously, but this is generally how you can tell.

 

[Youngmomof3]

They look more golden than pinkish. I will attempt photos tomorrow. Thanks.

 

[Michael OShay]

They look more golden than pinkish. I will attempt photos tomorrow. Thanks.

I've raised both breeds and I can't tell them apart until they reach full size without looking at the bottoms of the feet. I'll look forward to seeing your pics.