Mystery Chicks

[Moonwalker]

I still have 4 that I haven't been able to ID.
So far my "10 assorted rare breeds have turned out to be 2 Eygyptian Fayoumis, 4 Buttercups and these guys.
I have narrowed the 12 "Brown egg layers" to either BO's or New Hampshires. I'm leaning towards BO's becasue the feathers on the wings are coming in a very light, well, BUFF color!
Here are my UFO's. Anybody have any ideas?
The first has me totally stumped.

These 2 have similar markings to the EE's but no fluffy parts, and they just look distinct from them. Very sleek little guys. (or girls, I hope!)

After looking through the chick pics on Cackles site to see what breeds they have, I am leaning towards German Spitzhauben for these 2. I hope they are, they are cool looking birds!

 

[sweetshoplady]

No clue on the breed, but they are adorable!

 

[IrkanInvader89]

The first one is an Old English Game bantam. Not quite sure on color variety though. Almost looks like a BRown Breasted Red. The second one is more difficult to tell, but you could be right with the Spitzhauben. Cute chicks!

 

[cooliseo]

It might not be what I am going to say but... I think the first one is an easter egger. Some of the easter egger chicks we hatched looked like that. It's just a guess though.

 

[UnttouchableRose]

I think I would guess EE too. I had a chick from last year's batch that has no tuffs/muffs (whatever you call them) on her she just looks like a plain chicken but lays one of the prettiest green eggs I get.

Not sure on the second one though...

 

[Moonwalker]

But that is supposed to be one of the 10 assorted rare breeds chicks! Unless, they consider the EE's to be in that catagory and threw in a couple extra. I have 11 that are DEFINATELY EE's

 

[Hawkster318]

Hmm, no 2 sorta resembles our little SS Hamburg.

Here is an early picture

and a later one...

I'm not sure, but that is what your picture reminded me of.

HTH

 

[Moonwalker]

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mine seems to have more whit than black, yours is opposite. but getting coser!

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I am suprised no one has said phoenix for the first one. When we got a collection of layers from MM, one was a phoenix. We breed phoenix bantams, and the first one looks just like our light brown(black breasted red) phoenix. It would make sense because they are good layers of white eggs.

 

[Moonwalker]

WooHoo! Someone else thinks it's a Phoenix! I went back through all the pics on Cackle's website of the rare breeds and I thought it looked like the pics of the Silver Phoenix chicks
day-old Silver Phoenix (Cackle website pic)

My UFO
at 5 days

At 11 days

All the pics I've seen of Phoenix chicks have the same distinct shape to the eye markings.