ID the Meal Maker chick

[leahlefler]

I ordered 4 chicks from Meyer and one meal maker (all egg layers) - my order was for 2 barred rocks, 2 buff orpingtons, and of course - the meal maker is a surprise.

My chicks are healthy and active. I have 2 yellow chicks (the BO's) and 3 black chicks.

I am certain this one is a barred rock:



This is the second black chick. Also has a white spot, but has a lot more white on its face. Is Chick #2 a barred rock?:



Then there is chick #3. No head spot. All black on top. Black legs and yellow feet. Is this an Australorp? I'm guessing chick #3 is our mystery chick. Any help with the ID?

 

[Wyandottes7]

To me, chick #2 doesn't look like a Barred Rock, but I'm not sure what breed it is. Chick #3 is an Australorp.

 

[leahlefler]

I'm wondering what chick #2 is.. we were supposed to get 2 barred rocks in our shipment, but definitely not confident about chick #2's ID. She's got a larger head and much more white on her than the obvious BR (chick #1). At least the buff orpingtons are easy to ID in this batch! I wonder if anyone knows what chick #2 is?

 

[silkielover88]

It's going to be difficult bc barred rock chicks and austrolorps look about the same. We hatched our own this year and couldn't tell which was what till the feathers started to come in.