Name that breed!

Jed

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Jan 13, 2010
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Picked up some pullets at the feed store yesterday. I got different answers from different employees on what breeds they were. Tell me what you think they are.

1. This one I was told was an Ameraucana.
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2. This one I was told was an Australorp.
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3. This one I was told by one employee was an Ameraucana and another employee told me it was a Silver Laced Wyandotte. I think the second employee was correct.
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4. This last one I was told was a RIR/Brama mix. I also think it is a cockrel based on its behavior and wing feathering, but we will see.
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#4 looks just like the two Golden Comet pullets I have. Mine are almost three weeks old now. I believe they are a mix between a White Plymouth Rock and a New Hampshire Red. Basically a sex link.
 
One does look like and ameracauna. Just look at those little puffy cheeks! But the australorp looks a little light. All the ones we got were mostly black with yellow bellies. But I guess they can all have a little coloration diff as chicks.
 
I am pretty sure #4 is not a RIR. Probably a sex link.
 
#1 looks exactly like my Brown Leghorn did on day 1. I am no way positive though because a lot of different breeds look very similar.
 
#2 looks like a Speckled Sussex
#3 is a Silver Laced Wyandotte
#4 could be a Golden Comet, I just raised 25 of them and one turned out to be a roo but couldn't tell
 
I agree the #3 is a Silver Laced Wyandotte.

#4 may be a Gold Comet but I don't remember mine having the chipmunk type of stripe on it's back. Mine was a solid color with with wing tips. I have only raised one (so far) and so I don't have a lot of experience with color variations in them.
 

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