Chick coloring question: chipmunk stripes? *pics*

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Howdy, howdy, I'm curious about our mixed chicks (parents are unknown) My question is what breeds have chipmunk markings as chicks?
I have some "chipmunk" chicks that have feathered legs and some don't and I have both light : all yellow with grey stripes, and darker: more brown/reddish with light and dark stripes and a copper one with stripes.
And can mixes also have chipmunk stripes or only pure breeds?

...Also...any info on what an all-over coppery /bronze (no stripes) chick will grow up like...(color or breed) All above mentioned chicks have orange legs, although one of the copper chicks does have 5 toes...any guesses on that one too?

Chick #1 copper stripe
#2 light stripe
#3 dark stripe
#4 all copper
#5 faint grey stripes under wings and grey spot on head

also any guesses on the 5-toed one? (all copper as well)
Have at it!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
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All and any opinions are welcomed!!!
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theres no telling what they will look like since they are mixed and you have no clue who the parents are. many breeds have that chipmonk strip, ee's, oegb, four mixed chicks here (yokohama/sumatra mixes).
 
thanks hdowden...I know it's really hard to guess given the circumstances...but it's fun to play the game lol
anyone else please please add your thoughts and guesses! anyone else have striped mystery chicks?
Thank you!
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I've been confounded by a chipmunk chick of mine for about six weeks now. I bought it as a Welsummer, but it looks different than the confirmed Welsummers that I also bought. I did some research. A whole bunch of chickens start out with chipmunk coloration. A partial list includes Welsummers, EEs, Old English Games, Speckled Sussexes, Brown Leghorns, Phoenixes, Cornish, and a bunch of others I'm sure I left out.
 
hummm...the dark one (greyish brown to black) does have feathered legs...but the light one does not. So maybe he is a Dark Brahma? Not sure about the light striped one though...no feathered legs
 
Here are my chipmunks...
1st chick
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Second chick
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Third chick
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All of their hatch mates. I have no clue if they are mixed(guessing they are) or not.
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The first chick looks a lot like Chipmunk when she was a baby. She's a New Hampshire Red. You can check out her baby pictures in my signature. I'm not positive that's what yours are though because I'm no chicken expert yet. I'm still learning. :D
 
Lol I am too! We are focussing on sizzles and silkies right now lol so I haven't expanded my mind out to other breeds too much yet haha
 

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