how will i tell the difference?

[chkinut]

i've already placed my chick order for spring. i'm getting 1BJG, 1SS, 2Wel, and 2EE. i'm guessing the SS and Welsummers will look A LOT alike! how will i tell them apart? i even did a search on the internet under "images" and went all the way up to 4 week old chicks on both breeds and they STILL looked a lot alike. any professional opinions on how to tell these 2 breeds apart when they're chicks?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Hatcheries will usually mark the chicks and give you the code to tell them apart unless you've ordered enough that they fill two more or compartments of a box then they mark which is in what compartment.

 

[Katy]

The SS will have white skin while the welsummers will have yellow. Also my SS chicks were also redder than the welsummers were.

 

[chkinut]

awesome! thanks guys!!