Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[ohiojems]

Chick C - black copper marans

 

[ohiojems]

Chick D - EE

 

[ohiojems]

Chick E - EE

 

[ohiojems]

Chick F - BLRW

 

[ohiojems]

Chick G - BLRW

 

[ohiojems]

Chick H - Welsummer

 

[ohiojems]

Chick I - Welsummer

 

[ohiojems]

Chick J

 

[hyzenthlay]

Ok, Ohiojems, I'd say that J is your meal maker (something red I haven't had before--I'd defer to others), that H and I are your Welsummers (brown chipmunks with eyeliner, a distinct V on the top of the head, and no broken patterns on their face). E is definitely an EE with those big chipmunk cheeks, and I think D is too--I think I see a beard and greenish legs there, but I can't tell if I'm imagining it with the photo angles. That leaves F and G as your BLRWs. G has the classic broken pattern on the face for laced wyandottes, but F was much darker, which made me question it. The BLRW I got from Meyer a few weeks ago was also a very dark chick--just about the darkest I have seen in searching out many pics of BLRW chicks, trying to determine whether my girl will be blue or black--but even she didn't have nearly as much black on her head as your girl F. Alternatively, if I'm wrong and D doesn't have a beard or green legs, maybe she's your other BRLW, and F is your other EE.

Here's my dark BLRW as a day-old (and my welsummer roo on the far left in the first pic--he's the brown chipmunk in all these pics)





And I just posted her current pics in this thread today.

 

[hyzenthlay]

Thanks, Finnie! You continue to give me hope with Blossom. I'm sure even if my girl does turn out to be a black BLRW, we will still be happy with her, but a blue sure would be nice. Your Jenny does sound special, too. The barred rocks really are striking. And if you're concerned about laying frequency, our 6 year olds have surprised me by still usually laying about 3 eggs a week each (EE and SLW). They're not freeloaders, although we'd keep them even if they were--a peaceful retirement in honor of their years of service.

Good luck with getting some eggs soon from your splash Marans and the other girls behind them! Can't wait to see how their first eggs look!