Help! What breed is this chick?

[21hens-incharge]

With that comb it appears to be a Silver Lakenvelder

Aren't Lakenvelder rather rare?

 

[NatJ]

Aren't Lakenvelder rather rare?

Yes, but Hoovers does offer them:
https://hoovershatchery.com/silverlakenvelder.html
So maybe?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes, but Hoovers does offer them:
https://hoovershatchery.com/silverlakenvelder.html
So maybe?

OOOOooOooh!! Now that would be quite a nice find at my feed stores!

I think I will keep an eye open when I go in going forward!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Aren't Lakenvelder rather rare?

I mean they're stocked by quite a few big-name hatcheries including Hoover's. Not the most common breed out of a feed store, but not the most uncommon either. Even at my own, local TSC I've seen Isabella Leghorns and I know many people have even gotten Welbars from them. If there were another breed that logically matched I would be the first to say it. I love the saying "when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." In this case however, I do think it's a Silver Lakenvelder. My other option would be a Columbian Wyandotte with a single comb but that's even more of a stretch than a Lakenvelder

 

[Chickie McNuggs]

Thank you so much everyone. I will keep these breeds in mind as I watch them grow and share pictures when they have all their feathers.

 

[Adorae]

Lakenvelder have slate legs. However Columbian Rocks have this pattern in chick down and have yellow legs.

 

[NatJ]

Lakenvelder have slate legs. However Columbian Rocks have this pattern in chick down and have yellow legs.

That is a very good point. Several of us looked at the color and the comb, but forgot to consider the leg color

 

[Adorae]

That is a very good point. Several of us looked at the color and the comb, but forgot to consider the leg color

And I didn't even look at the hatchery website, they don't have Columbian Rocks. But they do have Columbian Wyandottes.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Chick leg coloring can be deceptive, not all chicks of slate legged breeds have slate legs out of the egg. That's why I didn't rule out Lakenvelder, personally. That, and if they're from Hoover's we're lucky they even sort of vaguely resemble any breed.

 

[NatJ]

And I didn't even look at the hatchery website, they don't have Columbian Rocks. But they do have Columbian Wyandottes.

So it might be a Columbian Rock (that they don't sell) or a Lakenvelder (with the wrong leg color) or a Columbian Wyandotte (with the wrong comb).

Those all sound about the same amount "wrong" to me, so I'll fall back on hoping it becomes more clear as it grows older!