Can you help me figure out the breeds of these three chicks?

[Redchels]

Did you figure out because they Crowed?

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Most will give a 90% guarantee. You will need to contact the hatchery to see what their policy is.

For anyone interested, they were all cockerels. Every single one of the five rare breed mix I ordered were cockerels. There was a silver Wyandotte, an olive Egger, a blue Andalusian, a Welsummer (), and a golden cuckoo Marans... cockerels. I had to go check that I hadn’t accidentally ordered males or straight run!

I’m still waiting on the resolution from the hatchery. It’s really thrown a wrench in my flock plan. Instead of a cohesive flock of a dozen hens and a rooster, I have seven hens, three roosters, and I had to give away three roosters I was attached to because I’d raised them like layers. I was lucky a friend wants one, but that means only one of the three she took in is going to live a full life. I adding a couple dozen more hens to balance the numbers. I’m really not sure how the hatchery can make this right.

Anyone want a golden cuckoo Marans rooster?


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What a drag! I can’t believe they got so many wrong!

 

[LaFleche]

I am really curious to know how the hatchery will righten this, as completely failing to sex the chicks they sell will most likely not contribute to good reputation.

Please, keep us updated.


Edit: And selling "mystery chicks" while knowing them to be cockerels will not up their reputation either.

 

[Stefrrr]

Did you figure out because they Crowed?

Helen, the Blue Andalusian was crowing perfectly at 7 weeks. The olive Egger and gold cuckoo marans kind of squawk. But they all have cockerel hackles and tail feathers coming in. Plus big combs and wattles.

I’ll keep you all posted!

 

[Stefrrr]

Update: the hatchery has offered to refund me for two chicks. I can’t get them to tell me which two chicks they believe are male. They’ve said I can send pictures in a couple of weeks with updates, but I’ve asked repeatedly (like three times) for them to tell me which ones they can’t confirm as male now, but they just keep agreeing with their previous (incomplete) responses or literally copying and pasting previous emails. I can’t believe this is a large reputable hatchery.

Here are new pictures for those following along. The three I gave to a friend are doing great. They all came to me for treats and even let me pet them. They’ve created their own little flock and are looking just beautiful. I’m so sad I couldn’t keep them all. Maybe if I’d known about rooster flocks sooner...

1. Blue Andalusian

2. Golden cuckoo marans

3. Olive Egger

4. Welsummer (they’re saying brown leghorn - what say you?)

5. Silver laced Wyandotte

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Red earlobe means welsummer, or other brown egg laying breed. Leghorn would have white earlobe.

 

[Stefrrr]

Here are the two roosters I ordered - a cuckoo marans and gold laced Wyandotte. My friend took both Wyandotte roosters and the Welsummer/brown leghorn.

The hatchery also thinks this gold laced Wyandotte is a female, but my females look like this...

 

[Stefrrr]

Red earlobe means welsummer, or other brown egg laying breed. Leghorn would have white earlobe.

Thank you for that! He definitely has red earlobes.