Mystery chickens

[Baldwinette]

Maybe ask the feed store where they get their stock? It might narrow down possibilities.

Apparently they purchase from 7 different hatcheries:

 

[ladybrasa]

Wow that’s a lot! So maybe not as helpful as I thought it might be!!

 

[ladybrasa]

Well, with those options:
* Privitte- Blue Australorp (do they follow BBS genetics?)
* Ideal - Blue Australorp, Blue Star
* Mt Healthy - Blue Jersey Giants (but they don’t look giant, though?)
* Meyer - none (though I have a lovely splash Marans that looks similar, but they have feathered feet)
* Hoover’s- sapphire gem, sapphire splash
* Cackle - none
* Metzer - none!

So I’m leaning my guess to Blue Australorp for possibly both? They appear to have dark legs on this breed. Or maybe the Blue Star, which is a sex-link Blue Australorp hybrid (Ideal).

 

[LizzzyJo]

I still think we shouldn't rule out Blue Oprington. Unless someone knows a specific reason not to. Mine from Meyer was very poor quality and had a lot of splash feathering. See Attached.

 

[Baldwinette]

I still think we shouldn't rule out Blue Oprington. Unless someone knows a specific reason not to. Mine from Meyer was very poor quality and had a lot of splash feathering. See Attached. View attachment 2534844View attachment 2534845

She is gorgeous! And she looks VERY similar to our Esmeralda

 

[Baldwinette]

How about this one though? In all my online searches I haven’t been able to find any other chicken like her.... Are we guessing mutt?

 

[LizzzyJo]

She is gorgeous! And she looks VERY similar to our Esmeralda

She was! Thank you. Unfortunately, she was taken by a hawk in 2019.

She also had slate legs like yours.

I have no earthly idea what your second one is! lol - they're both beautiful though!

 

[ladybrasa]

Oh poo, I missed the Blue Orps at Meyer sorry!

Though those are rather expensive for a feed store to get ...? But then they may get a deal, too!

As for the second one, I didn’t see good pics of the Blue Star though ...

 

[Baldwinette]

She was! Thank you. Unfortunately, she was taken by a hawk in 2019.

She also had slate legs like yours.

I have no earthly idea what your second one is! lol - they're both beautiful though!

Oh no, I’m so sorry!
We’ve been fortunate so far, but that’s my absolute nightmare!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

We got these ladies as chicks last spring and were told they were Ameracaunas. They’re clearly not, but I still haven’t been able to figure out their actual breed. It doesn’t really matter, but it would still be fun to know! Would love to hear everyone’s expert insight!
They lay medium sized, light brown eggs, if that helps!View attachment 2534018View attachment 2534019

The first one looks like my blue Plymouth Rocks