Need help with chick breed identification

[ZielinskiFarm]

We purchased two silver laced wyandotts and two what were labeled as Silver Lakenvelder chicks. After looking at photos online I don't think we got Lakenvelders. They are tan with a brown chipmunk stripe and brown stripe across their eyes. They were also two of the lighter colored ones out of the batch they were picked from at Shoppers. Please help me identify or guess the breed of the chicks in the photos. I do know they came from Hoovers Hatchery.

 

[debid]

Oh my. No, those aren't Lakenvelders. Could you get photos with natural light? Or at least not in the Martian sun?

A lot of chicks have a chipmunk stripe appearance, that is the natural camouflage of wild type chickens. But if they were both in a bin with a bunch of chicks of varied appearance and they were all supposed to be the same thing? My money would be on Easter Eggers.

I am a little concerned that your Wyandottes may be gold instead of silver, too, but, again, the red is super distracting.

 

[ZielinskiFarm]

Oh my. No, those aren't Lakenvelders. Could you get photos with natural light? Or at least not in the Martian sun?

A lot of chicks have a chipmunk stripe appearance, that is the natural camouflage of wild type chickens. But if they were both in a bin with a bunch of chicks of varied appearance and they were all supposed to be the same thing? My money would be on Easter Eggers.

I am a little concerned that your Wyandottes may be gold instead of silver, too, but, again, the red is super distracting.

Here are some better photos. The chicks they were with were all mainly the same color and pattern but just a slight difference in shade of brown.

 

[debid]

Ah, much better! The Wyandottes look right, at least. The other two I am going to guess Welbar. I hope you will share again when they are fully feathered, I am very curious to see if that's correct.

 

[ZielinskiFarm]

Ah, much better! The Wyandottes look right, at least. The other two I am going to guess Welbar. I hope you will share again when they are fully feathered, I am very curious to see if that's correct.

Thank you for weighing in. I will try to remember to post an update in a few months.

 

[JedJackson]

I'm guessing silver Leghorns, but it is a bit too early to tell for certain.

 

[ZielinskiFarm]

I'm guessing silver Leghorns, but it is a bit too early to tell for certain.

Thank you for your guess. I plan to post updated photos in the thread in a few weeks.

 

[debid]

I'm guessing silver Leghorns, but it is a bit too early to tell for certain.

I thought about that but I think of Leghorns as having McDonald's yellow legs. These look white skinned (which doesn't match a Welbar either but still seems more likely than finding Phoenix at a feed store). I know about hatchery quality being breed representative but both have that shade???

 

[NatJ]

I thought about that but I think of Leghorns as having McDonald's yellow legs. These look white skinned (which doesn't match a Welbar either but still seems more likely than finding Phoenix at a feed store). I know about hatchery quality being breed representative but both have that shade???

Leg color can sometimes change over the first few weeks. I've had some chicks that appeared to have white legs at that age, but showed bright yellow legs later (yes, bright yellow like McDonalds logo.)

I can't say whether the leg color on these chicks will change or not, just that it's worth checking again later because it does for some chicks.

 

[debid]

Well now I am VERY curious to see what happens because I imagine an abbreviation for Silver Leghorn COULD get misinterpreted as Silver Lakenvelder. And that would explain the labeling problem...