Rare choice hoover hatchery mystery

[Strange Hatter Farms]

I have been watching my babies grow trying to figure out the breeds but two have them have me stumped. Which one of these breeds have tufts on their heads?

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

And which one has spots?

 

[21hens-incharge]

My guess would be prairie blue bell for the crest.

They list several of their designer mixes in there so that is what I would think the odd balls are.

 

[nuthatched]

Hoovers Forte is designer mixes, it's likely a easter egger of some sort.

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

Well darn, and I thought I was taking a step in the right direction with getting hatchery birds instead of tractor supply birds

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Maybe olive eggers

 

[nuthatched]

Well darn, and I thought I was taking a step in the right direction with getting hatchery birds instead of tractor supply birds

Most Tractor supplies get their birds from hoovers, actually.
Unless there's a different hatchery within a few hours.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Well darn, and I thought I was taking a step in the right direction with getting hatchery birds instead of tractor supply birds

They are the same birds they sell in TSC, just you get more say over what you get and when it comes in... I personally struggle with ordering from there because of the order minimum, and then that's why people get the assortments, but then you really have no idea what you're getting, and Hoover's most likely can't even tell you what you have, because they don't keep a record. Lol

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

I would start scoping out your local state thread and see if you can't get the scoop for next season on a hatchery local to you.