Mine are ALL barnyard mixes. Parent and grandparent breeds are Black Australorp, RIR, BPR, and a bit of EE, Ameracauna, and Leghorn.Congratulations! What type are the black ones? We've got a couple just come out that look similar that we're not sure what they are
The black chicks from my hatches generally turn out to be barred or solid black.
This group is likely all from one rooster I call "Goldie", who is black with a beautiful gold mane and saddle feathers. There might be a few from "Roofuss", a cockerel who was just reaching full maturity, who is red with a few stray black feathers.