Please help identify these chicks.

[rpchris]

Hello. I have 5 chicks that are now 4+ weeks old. I don't know much about different breeds or gender identification as such a young age. I ordered females, so I assume them all are. Are my breed and gender assumptions correct?

Barred Rock or a Dominque? Her tail feathers are the least developed of the 5. She is also more 'solid' and heavier than the other chicks.

Rhode Island Red?

New Hampshire Red?

Buff Orpington (foreground chick)?

White Plymouth Rock?

 

[Evelle]

i think you have them all right though i kinda think the one you think is a RIR is acually a red sexlink???
and the white ply rock is acually a leghorn???
but those are my guesses
and the first one is a barred rock not a dom.. the comb is weird on a dom called a rose comb its flat looking not spikiey.
hope that helps a little

 

[Lothiriel]

I'd say the one you're thinking is a RIR is either that or a Production Red, and the supposed NHR is a Red Sexlink -- see the white leakage on her feathers?

And that's a BR. Like Evelle said, Doms have a rose comb, and yours has a single comb like Barred Rocks have.

Is the white one "chunky" like the BR? If not, it's possibly a Leghorn. If yes, then your guess of White Rock is most likely.

And they all look like pullets.

 

[rpchris]

Thank you so much for the information. I ordered an assortment of brown egg layers. The white chick is more slim and trim and not as solid as the barred rock chick.

According to the MPC website, the possible breeds were suppose to be as follows, which is why I assumed White Plymouth and not Leghorn. Could the NHR be a Red Star?


Order five or more and you'll get at least three large fowl breeds from the following list:
Rhode Island Red
New Hampshire Red
Red Star
Speckled Sussex
Dark Cornish
Light Brahma
Australorp
Buff Orpington
Dominique
Barred Plymouth Rock
White Plymouth Rock
Partridge Plymouth Rock
Delaware
Golden Laced Wyandotte
Silver Laced Wyandotte
Columbian Wyandotte
Black Jersey Giant

 

[Evelle]

hmmm i wonder...
that white one looks as though its not very big that the reason why i said leghorn...
but its not on the list and not a brown layer leghorns lay white eggs (doesnt mean it still isnt mistakes can happen)
could be a delewere but i dont see any signs of black on tail or neck.... i for got when mine started to show them...

and a red star i beleave is that same thing as a red sexlink

woh wait is its leg really thick.. more so the others?? if it is its a cornish
i asked cuz the picture makes those legs look huge!

i mixed up the pictures i ment to say the nhr was a red sexlink
and the RIR is prob that