Mystery chick

[CMW]

Hi everyone,

I adopted a 1-week old chick a few weeks ago who was called a "backyard surprise." The parents are unknown. I'm wondering if anyone has a guess for what breed this chick is. She's very sweet, super active, and small (~200 g at ~4 weeks). Gray feathers, dark eyes, gray legs, white nails. I'm thinking a Blue Andalusian (pure or mixed) - but I'm just guessing! Thanks!

Colleen

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Hi everyone,

I adopted a 1-week old chick a few weeks ago who was called a "backyard surprise." The parents are unknown. I'm wondering if anyone has a guess for what breed this chick is. She's very sweet, super active, and small (~200 g at ~4 weeks). Gray feathers, dark eyes, gray legs, white nails. I'm thinking a Blue Andalusian (pure or mixed) - but I'm just guessing! Thanks!

Colleen

Lavender Orpington

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Hi everyone,

I adopted a 1-week old chick a few weeks ago who was called a "backyard surprise." The parents are unknown. I'm wondering if anyone has a guess for what breed this chick is. She's very sweet, super active, and small (~200 g at ~4 weeks). Gray feathers, dark eyes, gray legs, white nails. I'm thinking a Blue Andalusian (pure or mixed) - but I'm just guessing! Thanks!

Colleen

She’s really cute

 

[CMW]

Lavender Orpington

Thanks! A friend of mine also suggested Lavender Orpington. She seems darker than the chicks I've seen online for that breed, but perhaps there is a wide range in color? She's (well, I'm hoping 'she') is very sweet.

 

[fluffycrow]

Slate legs and inconsistent coloring indicate not lavender Orpington

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Thanks! A friend of mine also suggested Lavender Orpington. She seems darker than the chicks I've seen online for that breed, but perhaps there is a wide range in color? She's (well, I'm hoping 'she') is very sweet.

There are different types of plumage differences in various chicken colouring, one of my chickens, a blue Australorp is almost black, but his sister is bright blue/grey with black lining around her feathers.

Thanks! A friend of mine also suggested Lavender Orpington. She seems darker than the chicks I've seen online for that breed, but perhaps there is a wide range in color? She's (well, I'm hoping 'she') is very sweet.

Thanks! A friend of mine also suggested Lavender Orpington. She seems darker than the chicks I've seen online for that breed, but perhaps there is a wide range in color? She's (well, I'm hoping 'she') is very sweet.

 

[CMW]

Slate legs and inconsistent coloring indicate not lavender Orpington

Thanks for the comment! If not a lavender orpington, do you have ideas what she could be?

 

[fluffycrow]

Thanks for the comment! If not a lavender orpington, do you have ideas what she could be?

I think you were right with your guess, I'm going to say Blue Andalusian as well