New member here and new (well sort of new) to having chickens

[Mduran613]

I am new to laying hen breeds and picked up 4 chicks from TSC! I know that's my first mistake. They had these chicks labeled as buff orpingtons. I picked them because of the characteristics the store had posted. After leaving the store I did a quick search and quickly realized that they are not orpingtons. I am not going to return them, the kids already named them. does anyone have any idea to what breed they are and the gender? The store also had them labeled as hens.

Should be around 3 to 4 weeks old. A.I. possible suggestions were cream legbar, brown leghorn, welsummer, and easter eggers. Probably the latter is my guess

 

[Pigeony]

Welcome to BYC! Unfortunately there's a lot of breeds that can look like those chicks at that age, so you probably won't know the breeds for sure until they get a bit older. They look like they all have single combs with no beards or muffs, which means Ameraucauna-based EE is not likely.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!
Congrats on your new chicks!!
If they were Cream Legbars, they would have the beginnings of a little poof on their heads.

 

[Mduran613]

Welcome to BYC! Unfortunately there's a lot of breeds that can look like those chicks at that age, so you probably won't know the breeds for sure until they get a bit older. They look like they all have single combs with no beards or muffs, which means Ameraucauna-based EE is not likely.

That makes sense. I also really don't see the tuft of feathers that cream legbars get on their heads either.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and welcome to BYC.

 

[N F C]

Hi, cute chicks, glad the kids are enjoying them. Once they are around 6 weeks old, the breed will be easier to identify.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[C Siena]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome.

When they are 6 weeks, post in this forum for help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

This is a wonderful site on which to Learn and enjoy. We are pleased to have you in the community.

 

[GodLovesU]

 

[Jener8or]

Hello! It looks like at least one chick may carry barring (I see it on top of the shoulder on the chick in the 2nd picture), so possibly something crele. Bielefelder, Welbar, maybe still possibly CCL and you can't see the crests yet, but the head shape doesn't really look like it, but that's just a guess. I'm looking forward to seeing what they look like in a couple or few weeks!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!