Ideal Poultry Peanuts!

[ColbyNTX]

I ordered 15 Red Broilers from Idea and they put in 10 packing peanuts. Do any of you have a clue what they could be other than white?

 

[beth59]

I dunno, but how cute are they?!

 

[scgamecock]

Could be white rocks or Leghorns but they look a little too fat.

 

[PaleMelanesian]

Looking through Ideal's list, most are sold out. Assuming these are Large Fowl and not Bantams, they can be one of the following in-stock breeds:

New Hampshire
Production Red
Rhode Island Red
Barred Rock
Black Sex-link
Ameraucana
White Leghorn
California White
Ideal 236 (Leghorn)

After looking at the images at MyPetChicken...
Maybe? New Hampshire. Leghorns are lighter chicks, though, and these are pretty light.
NOT - Production Red - see below
NOT - Rhode Island - those are darker
NOT - Barred Rock
Probably not - Black Sex-link - they don't have an image, but the BLACK part makes it unlikely.
NOT - Ameraucana - the legs are the wrong color
Could be any of the Leghorns.

Summary: I think New Hampshire or Leghorn, most likely Leghorn.

 

[justmeandtheflock]

Maybe cornish X

 

[ColbyNTX]

Pale,

The dark ones are Red Broilers. The ones in question are the yellow chicks which will be white when they are grown. Welcome to the forum!

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

I am guessing leghorn roosters, as they would have a lot of them left over after sexing for the customer who want only egg-laying machine hens.

 

[PaleMelanesian]

Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking for a while.

I think I agree about them being Leghorns. I also agree that, being extras, they're most likely roosters.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

My guess is leghorn roos also.

 

[ColbyNTX]

Do any of y'all know how long it would take to grow a leghorn roo big enough to eat?