Help with breed identification

NerdyBird

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I have 4 of these birds that I purchased at TSC in July 2021. The chicks were labeled as silver laced wyandottes and I was unsure at first, but quickly knew for certain that they were not SLW when they started getting juvenile feathers. One is a rooster and the other 3 are hens (as far as I know) and the comb on the rooster is more obvious. My question is... what the heck do I Have?!? The hens and rooster all have black beaks, black shanks and black feathers with a green/purple sheen throughout. I'll attach pictures of the rooster and one hen and hopefully someone can help me out. I thought Australorps or black Jersey Giants, but they all appear to have rose or pea combs. I'm no expert in combs, so I could be mistaken. And they are still relatively young, so there could be further development in time.
 

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I have 4 of these birds that I purchased at TSC in July 2021. The chicks were labeled as silver laced wyandottes and I was unsure at first, but quickly knew for certain that they were not SLW when they started getting juvenile feathers. One is a rooster and the other 3 are hens (as far as I know) and the comb on the rooster is more obvious. My question is... what the heck do I Have?!? The hens and rooster all have black beaks, black shanks and black feathers with a green/purple sheen throughout. I'll attach pictures of the rooster and one hen and hopefully someone can help me out. I thought Australorps or black Jersey Giants, but they all appear to have rose or pea combs. I'm no expert in combs, so I could be mistaken. And they are still relatively young, so there could be further development in time.
Update with more pics:
 

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What color are the soles of their feet? Some black birds can have black wash/shanks.
 
Thanks! This is my first set of Wyandottes, so I'm not too familiar with their characteristics. I figure they're just hatchery quality and that's why they have incorrect shank color.
yeah hatchery’s tend to not have the best quality
I’ve had a number of Wyandottes currently have 3 and had some mixed results because of hatchery stock
 

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