Help identifying my chicks 😀

Thankyou, yes i guessed the first black one was a boy, what is RIR? I got them from various places the first came from a batch of mixed breed eggs from ebay the 2nd-5th came from a guy local to me they were bought as pure silkies at a few days old the last 8 came from a batch of silkie cross eggs that i bought from a guy local to me, i also got a silkie cross broody from him with 9 pure silkie chicks. View attachment 2648711View attachment 2648712View attachment 2648713
RIR-Rhode Island Red, they are a dark red color

Ok, then yes the smooth feathered ones are most likely silkie crosses.
 
Pic 3-12 are silkies ( smooth feather white one most likely silkie mix), black one possibly silkie mix ( boy), red one RIR?(boy) the last one Partridge bantam. Where did you get them?
 
Silkies have fluff, dark skin, also dark crests and beaks, fluff on their heads creating the ‘poof’, a ‘flat’ comb, feathers on the bottom of their wings, and tops of their tails. Some Silkies also have a beard. Any Silkie who has lighter skin, lighter comb, feathers on their whole body’s, no poof on their head (they can often still have fluff rather then feathers), a ”normal” comb, or a not fully black beak is a silkie mix. This should help you tell the differences between your Silkies and Silkie mix’s. To know for sure you’ll have to wait until they are fully feathered out as I am unsure if the 7th photo down is a pure Silkie (he’s looking more like a Silkie mix). The chick in the 2nd photo down is a silkie mix. The 4th photo is a Silkie mix. The last photo is also a Silkie mix. They aren’t the best photos but again this information that I gave you should help you identify them :)
 

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