Help with Breeds, even more confused as feathers come in

[donnavee]

These are all supposed to be pullets - 3 wks old - from Meyer Hatchery.
I ordered 2 SLWs, 1 Golden Campine, 1 Barnevelder, 2 Welsummers - and that's what the packing slip says.

So, no problems identifying the SLWs & Campine, but the Welsummers & Barnevelder have me confused as except for the chipmunk stripes, the Welsummers have never looked alike. One was and is much darker and even the pattern on the feathers is looking different.

In this picture the ones I guessed to be Welsummers are front left (dark one) and in the very back (light one) the brown one in the middle far right I'm guessing is a Barnevelder? Anyone have any thoughts on whether I'm right or maybe got a wrong breed?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Check out Feather Site http://www.feathersite.com/

They have chick pictures for a large number of breeds which should help you discern one from another.

 

[donnavee]

Well, I have studied picture after picture, but I did find 3 wk old barnevelders someone had posted on this site and they look similar to the one I guessed as barnevelder, though mine has a darker chest. The light colored one I think is welsummer matches pictures of welsummer chicks, but the dark colored one doesn't look like any welsummer pics I have found so she remains a mystery to me.

 

[donrae]

Not the same breeds, but I can tell you last year I got day old slw chicks from the grange. One looked very different and I was pretty sure it wasn't a Wyandotte. It had the same basic colors as the other chicks, but the pattern was all off. But, to this day, they all look pretty much alike! So, down color isn't always an indicator of adult color or pattern. You'll just have to keep an eye on them and see how they turn out.