New Rare Breed Chicks: Help Identifying a few?

[Tee Lolly Farm]

I know I have Welsumers, Wyandottes, Cuckoo Marans, Turkens, and White Polish. But I have 2 that I'm not sure about. I'll try to post pics below.

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[donrae]

Where did the chicks come from?

the silver one looks like an Easter egger. The black one looks like---a black cockerel. Kind of hard to tell one black breed from another at this point. Knowing potential breeds would help narrow things down.

 

[Tee Lolly Farm]

@donrae

They are an assortment of Rare Breeds from McMurray Hatchery. They don't tell me what I have. I have to guess. I'm wondering if it's a Sumatra. It has a little bit of white on its chest.

They are about 4 weeks old right now.

 

[donrae]

I think you may be right on the Sumatra. The only other black breeds you should get with that would be feather legged (Cochin or Langshan), or maybe a black Andalusian from the black/blue/splash gene pool. But, this bird looks too heavy bodied to be an Andalusian.

What a fun assortment! I've thought about ordering that, may give it a try come spring.

 

[Tee Lolly Farm]

Thank you donrae! I'm pretty happy with them too!

 

[drumstick diva]

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[Tee Lolly Farm]

I also have these 2 pretty ones. I assume they are Blue Andalusians. One is slightly lighter than the other. I would be so happy if one was a Lavender Orpington.

 

[donrae]

I'm thinking probably Andalusians. I don't think MMM had lavender Orpingtons.

 

[QueenMisha]

Easter Egger, and what I would guess is probably an Australorp. It's showing a single comb, not pea, so it's not a Sumatra.

 

[donrae]

Easter Egger, and what I would guess is probably an Australorp. It's showing a single comb, not pea, so it's not a Sumatra.

Good call on the comb! I totally spaced that Sumatra have pea combs.