Possible Pekins?

[Fluffskeeper]

I recently brought 3 chicks under the assumption 2 were pekins they’re now 4 weeks old and look completely different to each other size and feather wise.
Is it possible they’re different breeds to what I thought (not experienced myself and who I brought them off had only recently started keeping chickens themselves) also would love to know the gender as they were unsexed when purchased.
the white one has blue legs, 5 toes whilst the black has 4 toes but seems to have black skin is it possibly a silkie?
The lady I brought them from had a mix of pekins, silkies, polish and Barnevelders at the time I brought mine.

 

[JedJackson]

The first looks like a Silkie/Pekin cross. The second is probably a Polish mix. It's early in the game, but neither looks like a cockerel at this stage. 6-8 weeks is a good time to start sexing them.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

These look like silkie/pekin(cochin) mixes. That is where the crests come from. May even be some polish in there, if the breeder keeps all these breeds together.
1st generation silkie crosses often have 5 toes but not always. I have had several silkie crosses that had 4 toes as well. Nice looking birds! Too early to tell gender.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They're definitely not pure Pekins. First looks to be part Silkie, second could be part Silkie or part Polish! If it has black skin, it would be part Silkie rather than Polish, but I'm just seeing dark shanks, not necessarily fibromelanosis. Too young to sex, but neither is screaming cockerel

 

[LadiesAndJane]

The first looks like a Silkie/Pekin cross. The second is probably a Polish mix. It's early in the game, but neither looks like a cockerel at this stage. 6-8 weeks is a good time to start sexing them.

Like minds...

 

[JedJackson]

Like minds...

Yep. I'm glad there are lots of people the give good help on here! You and Rhodebar lover included.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Yep. I'm glad there are lots of people the give good help on here! You and Rhodebar lover included.

Yes, just commenting as we posted at the same time, shortly followed by @Rhodebar Lover.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Yep. I'm glad there are lots of people the give good help on here! You and Rhodebar lover included.

This forum is great! You know you have done something right when you post your response two others that are great at identification have said nearly the same thing while you were typing Best form of validation!

 

[JedJackson]

Yes, just commenting as we posted at the same time, shortly followed by @Rhodebar Lover.

Happens all the time. The more opinions, the better. But ours usually match.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Happens all the time. The more opinions, the better. But ours usually match.

So either we are all right or we are all wrong.