New and need help sorting my chicks.

WanderingGarden

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Aug 27, 2018
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I got these from a hatchery almost 5 weeks ago and need help sorting which is which...

I am hoping someone can help me with chick identification...

First photo is my Barnevelder - does the black upright tail at 5 weeks indicate a roo?


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Am I right that these are all roosters? I am guessing based on large combs, color of combs for 2 of them, and small tale for age (they did not really have tails at 3 weeks and the rest did). I think the white one is my white rock?
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Not sure about our mystery chick, partridge rock, or 2 Ameraucanas:

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Melissa has green legs so I thought she would be Ameraucana, but she has no beard or tufts appearing...
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Coon is the top roo in the rooster picture and in this photo - seems to have white on the edges of his feathers and has been slowest to develop, although he has large feet - I am guessing (a Silver Penciled Rock and) the mystery chick? Until two days ago he was almost completely a greyish fluff and had rings around his eyes. He started with brown chipmunk stripes like John and Taco.

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This is Taco and I was guessing Partridge Rock? (My bottom chick of the three possible roosters, also)


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This is John and I was guessing she is the other Ameraucana because her darker feet have a greenish cast to them?

None of the chicks have beards or muffs at all yet so I am feeling a little baffled. My husband says no roosters and 2 are already pretty aggressive with the rest of the hens so I am doing my best to figure them all out and enjoying every minute with them!
 
Murray McMurray. I know what breeds I ordered except my one mystery chick, I am just not sure which chick is which breed. Thanks for helping me figure it out!
 
Which hatchery did they come from? That would help us narrow it down, since we can look at their breed list and go from there.
Thanks for taking a look at them. I have more pictures of them on Instagram at different ages. The ones I am not sure of their breed are the ones I got from Murray McMurray.
 
Well, your "ameraucanas" are actually Easter Eggers. Unless they are labeled as a specific color, that's what they are.
EEs can be any color, and sometimes don't have muffs/beard, like yours, in is case. They can lay green, blue, or pink eggs. I agree that your white one and the last on are your girls.

You are correct on the other breeds.
I see some cockerels.
 

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