I'm so confused....

[FritaFrittata]

I have three chickens that my husband brought home from work (he works at a school, and a science class hatched them out) about two weeks ago. They were approx. 2-3 weeks old when he brought them home, so they are somewhere between 4- 5 weeks old now. I'm pretty sure two of them are buff orps, but the third one is driving me bananas. I can't figure out what it is, and if it's a pullet or a roo. Before it started feathering out, it was just all yellow with fuzz on it's legs. Now, it's legs are feathering out, and some of it's tail feathers are coming in black?!? What the heck is this thing?!?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here is Waffles:

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm not entirely sure what he is. The feathering and pea comb make me think Light Brahma, but Brahmas should have black on the neck, too. He may be a poor quality Light Brahma, or a mix. Its also possible the he could have some White Cochin in him, but if he has some black, he's not pure (especially if he has a pea comb, like he appears to).

 

[Sylviaanne]

LOL I don't know but it's sure pretty.

 

[BantamLover21]

Since it appears to have a pea comb, I'm thinking some sort of Brahma mix. It is a little young to tell gender, especially with pea combed birds, but I'm leaning more towards cockerel.

 

[FritaFrittata]

Thank you all for the quick responses!

Would it help if I posted a picture of my girls, too? They were all hatched out at the same time, so they may be related?

This is Frita:


And this is Nugget:

 

[Wyandottes7]

Thank you all for the quick responses!

Would it help if I posted a picture of my girls, too? They were all hatched out at the same time, so they may be related?

This is Frita:


And this is Nugget:

Those look like Buff Orpington crosses (not pure, as they should have white legs).

 

[bantambury]

waffles I think is a salmon faverolle. I see a pea comb, feathered legs, and a very small beard. they normally feather in with dark tails and wings. BEAUTIFUL chick I must say!

 

[donrae]

Faverolles have a straight comb.

I think you have a batch of barnyard special chicks. None of them fit a single breed, but that doesn't mean they won't be wonderful backyard birds

 

[FritaFrittata]

I was pretty sure they were all crossed with something - I doubt that a science teacher would bother ordering eggs from a good hatchery. It's been really fun watching them feather out and grow up - they grow SO fast.

Here's another pic from this morning - s/he's got some black feathers coming in around his/her neck, too.