Bread Identification Of "rare" chicks

[pearley]

We got some new chicks for the first time in a while an there was a bin of unidentified "rare" chicks. I have had trouble identifying their breed. 2 of them are black with a white spot on their head, white underbelly, and yellow/ pink bill with feathered feet.

The third one is dark brown with a yellow and white underbelly and spotting around the ears and neck, He does not have feathered feet

The last one is all yellow with yellow bill and a little brown mark on his head and feathered feet. (the brown mark is a little more pronounced than in the photo). I know this one with probably be harder to identify due to its lack of prominent features.

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

I am *not* any kind of an expert but my guess is you might have some mixed breed farm babies! The last one looks like a possible gold buff orpington ( or maybe an Isabel Orpington) mix, and the first one seems like it might be a black cuckoo Orpington. I'm not to sure about the middle chick! Again I am not a professional, I have just raised few batches of babies and those are my guesses! Hope it helps!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

First two look like cuckoo marans, third one gold laced wyandotte or maybe barnevelder (looks to have a single comb), fourth one ?
Looks like the first two have pink feet, if so then cuckoo marans most likely. Can you show a photo of the fourth one standing up, side view? Could be a cochin, hard to tell.

 

[pearley]

sure thing, this isn't the best pic but I hope it will do

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

First two look like cuckoo marans, third one gold laced wyandotte or maybe barnevelder (looks to have a single comb), fourth one ?
Looks like the first two have pink feet, if so then cuckoo marans most likely. Can you show a photo of the fourth one standing up, side view? Could be a cochin, hard to tell.

The experts are here
Cuckoo Marans! I was close!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

sure thing, this isn't the best pic but I hope it will doView attachment 2547645

So assuming these birds are purebred, then this one is a cochin if it has a single comb, possibly brahma if it has a pea comb. I can not tell in the photo.

 

[pearley]

So assuming these birds are purebred, then this one is a cochin if it has a single comb, possibly brahma if it has a pea comb. I can not tell in the photo.

Oh and after looking at pics of barnevelder chicks I think it is a mix of that and something else. The other yellow one is also probably a mix as the seller said that their was a chance. Thank you so much for the help in identifying them.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

You are quite welcome. Enjoy your chicks, they grow fast! Welcome to BYC!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

First two look like cuckoo marans, third one gold laced wyandotte or maybe barnevelder (looks to have a single comb), fourth one ?
Looks like the first two have pink feet, if so then cuckoo marans most likely. Can you show a photo of the fourth one standing up, side view? Could be a cochin, hard to tell.

Agreed.

sure thing, this isn't the best pic but I hope it will doView attachment 2547645

My guess for this one is Light Brahma. Unless it has a single comb, in which case it’s a Cochin.

 

[NatJ]

Oh and after looking at pics of barnevelder chicks I think it is a mix of that and something else. The other yellow one is also probably a mix as the seller said that their was a chance. Thank you so much for the help in identifying them.

We got some new chicks for the first time in a while an there was a bin of unidentified "rare" chicks.

Was this a bin in a store? Or some private individual selling them?

If the chicks were "rare" ones from a hatchery (sold to a store or to an individual), then they should all be purebreds of one kind or another.

If they were hatched from someone's own flock, each chick could be a mix of breeds, and figuring it out will be much more difficult, and we may never get it all figured out.