Identification needed, please

[mldlm]

I need help to identify two black chicks I bought at TSC. They were in with other chicks.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I need help to identify two black chicks I bought at TSC. They were in with other chicks.

Maybe barred rock? @cherrynberry @TheOddOneOut

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Can you get a good side view photo? This photo doesn’t give us much information. Also we need to see combs, legs and if they have feathered legs or not.

 

[cherrynberry]

Can you get a good side view photo? This photo doesn’t give us much information. Also we need to see combs, legs and if they have feathered legs or not.

Agreed. I can’t see nothing from those photos.

 

[NatJ]

It can be hard to identify breed on young chicks, because so many of them look alike.

Yours might be Black Sexlinks. They are pretty common, and look like that when young.

Or they might be Black Australorps, or Black Jersey Giants, or Black Copper Marans, or a few other options.

Maybe barred rock? @cherrynberry @TheOddOneOut

I do not think they are Barred Rocks, because I am not seeing any white bars on those wing feathers. Also, Barred Rocks often have some amount of yellow on the top of their head, which I do not see either.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Best way to get a good photo for chicks this age is to actually lie down with your phone/camera and get photos of them at their eye level. You can also put them up on a shelf or a table to make this easier for you.

 

[mldlm]

Does this help?

 

[cherrynberry]

They look blue to me. I agree that it’s early to say. Leaning SG or BA.

 

[mldlm]

Ok, last one for now. They are fast little buggers…lol

 

[NatJ]

In the most recent photo, I think I might be seeing one black and one blue chick.
("Blue" is really gray, but gets called blue.)

The blue one might be a Sapphire Gem, as already suggested by @cherrynberry