I CAN’T TELL CHICKS APART.

[LaFemmeKatia]

So today I was at TSC for food for my menagerie. They had a whole new shipment of adorable chicks. They were allegedly all pullets, so I was interested. The signs said they were Ameraucanas, Rhode Island Reds, Amberlinks, and Red Comets, and Cinnamon Queens (?).
I would have been interested in RIRs and Ameraucanas, but I could not even begin to tell these chicks apart. They had them all together in a brooder. Worse yet, no one in the store (meaning the salespeople) can tell them apart either. They should at least have a picture chart!

 

[cmom]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKBabyChicks.html

 

[sourland]

Chick identification is not one of TSC's strong points.

 

[cmom]

Many places that sell chicks have no idea what some are. A few years ago I wanted some Brown Leghorns. I bought some and the tank was marked Brown Leghorn but when the chicks grew out they turned out to be Partridge Rocks (brown egg layers). I did find a breeder and now have my Brown Leghorns.

 

[cmom]

Many different breeds of chicks do look quite similar and are difficult to tell apart.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I decided to hold off. I have certain ones I want so I’ll just be patient.