Hatchery Mutt: OE, EE, or ???

[Blooms&Brood]

Out of 26 chicks from my recent order, I have 6 unknowns. I've spent a lot of time with my iPad, pen, and paper trying to figure OE or EE. What I really like are guesses on the possible parents?

Here's the first one in question. He/she has some kind of "fur" at the tips of her wing feathers.

 

[Blooms&Brood]

Second chick has brown legs. Not dirty legs, brown legs. He/she also is dark chocolate brown. He/she remind me of a bear. Lol.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Way way way to young yet. At about six weeks old breed is easier to tell. By 10 weeks most will be able to id genders.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Where did these chicks come from? Hatchery? Local breeder? Your own hens?

 

[Blooms&Brood]

Two of 6 look similar. Buttercup in the blood?

 

[Blooms&Brood]

Meyer's Hatchery. I've been able to ID 20 out of 26 no problem. I kept a list of what was on their available hatch. It changed slightly the morning of the hatch. I accounted for that as well.

I'm pretty good at telling males from females by 6-8 weeks. Especially since I separate my meat from my egg chickens.

I figure the 6 are mutts, though they call them EE or OE. I figure someone may see something different, so I thought I would post.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Did you order specific breeds?

 

[Blooms&Brood]

Nope. I did the adoption special because I wanted something to keep me crazy and busy during the winter.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Nope. I did the adoption special because I wanted something to keep me crazy and busy during the winter.

Good for you adopting all the “extras”. What was hatching on the day your chicks hatched?

 

[Blooms&Brood]

Thanks! I'm known as a crazy researcher and planner, but I threw caution to the wind for Xmas.

These were hatched on Dec 18th. At first, I was skeptical about the whole "late hatch" thing. No joke, my order box got checked into their local post office at 11pm the night of the 18th.