Help identify the Packing Peanuts.

[Fat Bottom Farm]

Got a call this morning that my order from Ideal Poultry arrived, brought the little ones home and had some extra packing peanuts. I think they may be rhode island reds but not sure. Maybe someone with more experience can help.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[katdam]

that's what my RIR looked like when they were babies....very good possibility that's what they are.

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

And if they are packing peanuts they are likely males.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Production Red (or RIR)... and most likely male.

 

[carrlr]

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Ditto.

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

Oh yeah you have Something from the RED family I would go with RIR but packing peanut It is a Male for sure.

 

[Peppermint]

What about that little peeper makes everyone say roo? I ask because my RIR looked JUST like the one in this post and *she*

is now 2 weeks old.

 

[Peppermint]

What about that little peeper makes everyone say roo? I ask because my RIR looked JUST like the one in this post and *she*

is now 2 weeks old.

 

[Nostalchic]

It's not the appearance of the chick, but just the fact that hatcheries use some of their extra male chicks to fill out a box - one way to get rid of them that people appreciate for the most part.

 

[Manda0227]

Usually "packing peanuts" are unwanted males from the hatchery. They throw them in for warmth for the trip to their new home. That is mainly why everyone is saying its a Roo. However, my lil RIR/Production Red whatever she is lol was a little bit darker, and almost had really faint chipmunk-y marks on her. She's 3 months old, and 100% pullet!