Ideal surprise special, 4 months later

[jmorriso]

Back in January I got 30 of the Ideal surprise specials I can identify most, but there are a few I'm not sure about. I've got 4 pullets that I think are black copper marans but ideal doesn't sell them and they could also be black sex links so I wanted to check with the experts:

Then there are these solid black ones, I've got 2 pullets and 2 roos of them. I'm thinking black australorp???

 

[Chickenrandomness]

the top ones are black sex-links, the black ones are most likely australorps like you said.

 

[MareeZoCool]

I'm not sure of the breed you have in the top photo.Your bottom picture does look like my Astralorps.

 

[Chickenrandomness]

oh btw, the chicken in the last picture is most likely a roo

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Black Australorps should have pink-bottomed feet. Black Jersey Giants have yellow-bottomed feet.

But I have heard of this not always being true.

 

[jmorriso]

Ok, I guess it was it just high hopes that they were copper marans. What threw me was that 2 of them have black legs and the other 2 have yellow legs. I'll check the black ones tomorrow for the color of the bottom of their feet.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote:
I wouldn't be skilled enough to say if they are BCM are not, but here is a website that might help (also if you have never been to it, it is a very FUN website to browse for hours!):
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Marans/BRKMarans.html

 

[jmorriso]

checked the bottom of the feet, and I'm pretty sure I've got 4 jersey black giants. 2 cocks and 2 pullets. I've got one other bird that I'm unsure about I'll try to get a pic of her and post it up later.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

"yellow skin showing on the bottoms of the feet. "

quote from:

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/black_giants.html

 

[Cowgirl71]

Black Sexlink's leg color can vary quite a lot. The top two pics are both BSLs.

I'm thinking about getting some of Ideal's "Surprise Pullets." What all breeds did you get?