Mystery(ish) chicks

[TheSmallestEgg]

Hello! I have just concluded my first incubation! I started with 14 eggs, 10 made it to lockdown, and now I have 10 baby chicks. All the chicks are 5ish days old.
Since I took the eggs randomly from chickens ( they live at my SO's parents home) I have no idea who the hen is that laid them, or which rooster fertilized these babes. I have some clues ( like 5 of my chicks have feathered feet, and the one feather footed birds we have are silkies) but otherwise I have no idea, just as I have zero idea how to sex them. So I'm asking for any help I can get.
In the flock are silkies, rhode island reds, white leghorns, red sex links, and americauna We only have white silkies.

Up first are the 3 identical non-feather footed white chicks.

They all look like that. I see little to no difference in feather length. Would I be looking at the shape? All three are significantly taller than the other chicks. They all have tiny black markings in random places. How would I go about sexing them?

Next are the five furry footed ones.

They again, all look identical but I'm guessing they were fathered by Silkies, considering the size of egg was rather large. They all have fuzzy feet, the length of their feathers is shorter, the chicks themselves are shorter.

Next is this chipmunk looking little guy

It has greyish dark feet but they aren't feathered. It's shorted then the other unfeathered ones, and the feathers that he has grown are shorter also. I have NO clue what this guy is. I've never seen a chick like this or how I would sex it.


Lastly is by far my favorite baby (even though I shouldnt have favorites).

It is black, with black feet and a black beak. The skin is pink everywhere else? White fluffy butt and white wing tips, furry feet, very very small guy. The egg was small in comparison with the others, by far. Feathers barely visible.

I'm sorry for this picture heavy thread, but I'll take any help that I can get. I'm really curious, and I'd eventually like to be able to tell whether they're hens or roos, and I have a better idea of the breeds crossed, i feel like I'll know what to look for more.
TIA!

 

[Kiki]

Congrats on your hatch!
Unfortunately feather sexing only works on certain breeds.
You are going to need to wait quite a bit longer to sex these.
Post pics again in about 6 weeks.

 

[junebuggena]

The only possible sexlinking would be with the chicks fathered by the Silkie rooster crossed with the non-Silkie hens, assuming that he has trademark black skin. He should only pass that black skin to his female offspring. Males will have either white or yellow skin. However, since some of the feather footed chicks have single combs, I suspect your Silkies may be lacking some of the key characteristics of the Silkie breed.
Your White Leghorns are responsible for the white/yellow chicks with black flecks. No way to sex any of them accurately till they are much older. By 5 to 6 weeks, the cockerels should have noticeable comb development.

 

[TheSmallestEgg]

The only possible sexlinking would be with the chicks fathered by the Silkie rooster crossed with the non-Silkie hens, assuming that he has trademark black skin. He should only pass that black skin to his female offspring. Males will have either white or yellow skin. However, since some of the feather footed chicks have single combs, I suspect your Silkies may be lacking some of the key characteristics of the Silkie breed.
Your White Leghorns are responsible for the white/yellow chicks with black flecks. No way to sex any of them accurately till they are much older. By 5 to 6 weeks, the cockerels should have noticeable comb development.

Thank you! I had thought so about the white/yellow chicks being white leg horns. And thats so interesting! I actually havent noticed, but we have different silkie hens and roosters, some as gifts and some from an auction, so I can't keep up. I'll have to take a look next week and see if all my silkies have black skin, but I'm 90% sure they do. What other things should I be looking for?

Also, assuming this is the case, would that mean that the white chicks with feathered legs are all male? And the black one is a female?

 

[TheSmallestEgg]

Congrats on your hatch!
Unfortunately feather sexing only works on certain breeds.
You are going to need to wait quite a bit longer to sex these.
Post pics again in about 6 weeks.

Thank you so much! I for sure will as they get older.

 

[TheSmallestEgg]

Also, any idea what the chipmunk chick is?

 

[TheSmallestEgg]

Oh and as an edit, none of my silkie mixes have an extra toe.

 

[Kiki]

Also, any idea what the chipmunk chick is?

Probably mixed with one of the Easter Eggers.