Can you tell me the breeds of my chickens?

Jennasaur7

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Jun 18, 2014
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I have three chickens that I got from school. They came in a box of 24 eggs and only 3 hatched. The only thing the box said was "Fertilized eggs". I don't know where the eggs came from or what the name of the place was.

Nugget








Jack







Leroy (Can't hold him properly due to deformed legs in a brace)


If there is any other info you need, just go ahead and ask! Thank you!
 
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Nugget and Jack look like Dark Cornish. Leroy is some kind of red, either Hatchery RIR or Production Red.
 
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Nugget and Jack look like a female and male Dark Cornish pair. Really not the first breed I'd expect from donated eggs, but I'm thinking that's what they are. Dark Cornish are not the greatest layers, but they're supposed to be great mothers, and they make nice meat birds. I ordered some pullets this year to use as broody hens, and got an Oops rooster....so I may be having babies next year, who knows?

Leroy looks like a hatchery Red pullet. Probably a hatchery Rhode Island, or production red, basically a Red bird that's going to lay a ton of brown eggs that doesn't really meet any breed standard.
 
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Nugget and Jack look like a female and male Dark Cornish pair. Really not the first breed I'd expect from donated eggs, but I'm thinking that's what they are. Dark Cornish are not the greatest layers, but they're supposed to be great mothers, and they make nice meat birds. I ordered some pullets this year to use as broody hens, and got an Oops rooster....so I may be having babies next year, who knows?

Leroy looks like a hatchery Red pullet. Probably a hatchery Rhode Island, or production red, basically a Red bird that's going to lay a ton of brown eggs that doesn't really meet any breed standard.
I had no idea that Leroy was a pullet... Oops. We have been raising chickens for 5 years now and I thought I had it figured out!! Lol. Thank you so much for your help!!!
 

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