????mystery chicks?????

[scrapmom5]

Thank you. That really does help. I learned that most of these birds that I received (free of charge) are EE and 1 RIR. I also learned that my little gray bird is not gray but blue. How cool! I have also aquired two little blrw so to have three blue or blue lace birds is fun.

Thanks Y'all

 

[normajean]

I have suspicions that #2 might be a EEroo- based on head shape, slight red in the comb and the thickness of legs compared with the other chickens.
I also agree that the first 3 are EE crosses. The third I would suspect as an EE cross with OEGB (Old English Game).
Pretty!

 

[never_ending_fermata]

the black and white one with the brown on the head and neck could be an egyptian fayoumi also...or an ameraucana. but the fayoumis start out brown as chicks and then get black and white as they age.

 

[scrapmom5]

Number 2 actually is my smaller (legged and size) bird. I figured she was a banty. I hope she is not a roo. The farmer said that the birds they were giving away were between 4-8 weeks of an unknown breed. They were loose all over his pastures (hard to catch). Her legs look odd in this picture but they really are smaller. When we were chasing the birds, I picked out the smallest combs with no red...some of the other ones had the reddest combs but since I like to keep my neighbors happy I chose the most hen like ones. Hopefully she is truly a hen. Once we find a farm to purchase we will gladly get some roos. We just need to decide to get a farm where my dh can still make a living.


As for chick number 3...I chased that one the longest. I just loved her coloring and fell in love. She was definately the hardest to get. I will have to look up Fayoumis. She is definately very unique.