Gasp! Could the feed store have made a mistake?!

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Check the bottom of its feet. If yellow you can rule out Black Jersey Giant.

Good tip, but everything I’m reading says opposite (yellow foot bottoms = JG)...?

 

[My2butterflies]

I’m very curious on what you have!
I have three chicks I’m not positive on what they are, but I think they look similar to your chick. Though, one has lighter legs

 

[Gray Farms]

Good tip, but everything I’m reading says opposite (yellow foot bottoms = JG)...?

Your right. I miss spoke. If white/pink you can rule out BJG.

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Your right. I miss spoke. If white/pink you can rule out BJG.

No yellow (or white) whatsoever on bottom of feet. Mostly grey with a little pink.

 

[Shaycres]

Not a Black Minorca, but here's my Buff Minorca at four weeks. I'm seeing some similarities in shape/feathers

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Not a Black Minorca, but here's my Buff Minorca at four weeks. I'm seeing some similarities in shape/feathers

I'm keeping my fingers crossed...I originally wanted the California gray to add a white layer to my flock (and with them being a barred rock cross was hoping for less flighty than other white laying breeds), but since that's not what I ended up with, am at least hoping to still have the white layer.

 

[sinibaloo]

i have 2 balck australorp 5 week olds, she looks just like them!! of course, black chickens are hard to see what breed they are, but that could be a possiblity. (seriously, mine could be your girl's twins!)

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

i have 2 balck australorp 5 week olds, she looks just like them!! of course, black chickens are hard to see what breed they are, but that could be a possiblity. (seriously, mine could be your girl's twins!)

That's not a breed the feed store has carried all year (since they started bringing chicks in in February), but maybe one slipped in at the hatchery by mistake...hopefully not as I have more than enough brown layers!

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Here she is at 7 weeks old...feathers still solid black with beetle green sheen, no other color whatsoever, legs still dark/slate, and earlobe is fully exposed and seems to be getting larger and lighter (as opposed to my other pullets whose earlobes are mostly covered by feathers on head and/or pink)...

I am still leaning toward Minorca unless there are telltale signs (so far) of a different breed...?

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Here she is at 8 weeks (same physical feature stats as last week). Bottom of feet are black/slate (not yellow like jersey giant or pink/white like australorp). Eyes are very dark too.

Any more ideas on breed?