breed of packing peanuts?

[Rookie Raiser]

so, i ordered 10 chicks from Ideal Poultry (5 silkies and 5 frizzle cochins) and of course, they threw in 12 ROOS!! went from 10 to 23 adding on to my already 30 for a now grand total of 50 chickens! anyway, any idea what breed my packing peanuts are? i only took a pic of one because all are IDENTICAL. thanks!

 

[Rookie Raiser]

Forgot to say they r Bantams.

 

[Rookie Raiser]

Anyone?

 

[debid]

Much easier to ID feathered juveniles than downy chicks. Sometimes the hatchery includes information on the packing slip. Sometimes they can tell you if you call. But otherwise, you'll just have to wait and see what they look like as they grow.

 

[popsicle]

Ideal's site is still down. I don't know if they sell bantam Rhode Island Reds, but I would guess the options for bantam red chicks is limited to a few breeds. However, do they sex their bantams? You might have straight run.

 

[Rookie Raiser]

I was guessing rhode islands as well. The packing list said "males included for warmth" I hope they r only straight run. I'll hav to post pics in a few weeks to see of r Roos or some hens

 

[debid]

Oh, the peanuts are bantams, too? I'd expect they are straight run, then. And yes, that really limits the options but knowing what they offer would sure help.

OT, but I can't believe such a big company hasn't bothered to invest a bit of $ to improve their website/hosting! It's really crash prone and looks dated.

 

[Rookie Raiser]

I think they r bantams. I was trying to figure out if they were cuz they r bigger than my silkies and Cochins, but r smaller than my standard Rhode Island reds so I just thought they were a little bigger of bantams or it was because they were cockerels