not leghorns. what are they?

[PunkinPeep]

These cute little guys are 8 week old male packing peanuts from Ideal. The person at the hatchery said they were probably brown leghorns, but when they were very obviously not brown, i assumed they were white leghorns. Then it finally dawned on me today that they have red earlobes and couldn't be leghorns. But i have no idea what they are. Sorry if the pictures aren't very good.

They have red lobes, single combs, yellow feet, and entirely very white feathers.

What are they?

 

[emys]

White Rocks



(That would be White Plymouth Rocks.)

 

[Cindiloohoo]

They don't even look male to me. White Rocks maybe?

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

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Not all peanuts are males. White Rocks!

 

[PunkinPeep]

Y'all are awesome! White rocks. That makes perfect sense! Thank you!

The pictures don't do the redness of their combs and earlobes justice. But i guess i need a comparison pic of a male white rock to make a better judgment.

The breed chart says white rocks are meat birds only. Do they lay well?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

That's why you look up White Plymouth Rocks. Cornish Rocks are meat birds only. White Plymouth Rocks are dual-purpose. They work well as either meat or egg birds.

They are larger than Leghorns and lay brown eggs.

 

[ve]

Girls

 

[IwannaBEaMERMAID]

i got 4 RIR pullets, so they are probably female, white rocks

 

[PunkinPeep]

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Thanks for the pointers.

I did look up white plymouth rocks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/breed-results.php

The entries for plymouth rocks on this chart are still working out the kinks, i assume. The picture that looked like a white plymouth rock, and perhaps really wasn't one, says "meat bird" under purpose.

Nonetheless, i am very excited that these might be good female egg layers. They are turning out to be pretty sweet birds.

Thanks everyone!