Spangled Russian Orloff Chicks?

[AZChickChick]

I have 2 of the Barnevelders, in that bin were 3 varieties: blue olive Eggers, spangled Russian orloffs, & the barnevelders.. I'm now confident I have 2 barnevelders, 4 Russian orloffs, 2 blue olive Eggers & 2 barred rock (which were in a different trough).. I only wanted 2 of the Russians and although none in the trough looked like how I thought they should, by default I had picked 2 of the dark stripey ones bc I knew what the barnevelders looked like & what the blue olive Eggers should look like but the lady that worked there tripped me up saying the dark striped ones were the olive Eggers so I put 2 grey ones back and got 2 more dark stripey.. now the 4 stripey ones are turning yellow and dark dappled etc and I found a pic labeled "spangled Russian orloffs" that look just like them

Anywhoo.. if you ever decide yours is a Barnevelder and you're mad you didn't actually get a Russian ID gladly trade you bc now I have 4!

I will totally keep this in mind if these end up barnevelder. I also snagged one of the Olive Eggers from them. She tried to give me the grey ones as well and I said no that’s not right lol

 

[Directinfluence]

Here's 1 of my "russians" which looks just like this pic on the internet...
I was hoping it was some other form of a olive Egger but since they were labeled Blue Olive Eggers I knew it didn't make sense ... and with those 3 being the varieties listed by default the dark stripe on the back ones had to be the ROs but that dang shop lady messed me up.. & here's a pic of 1 of my Barnevelders.

 

[Directinfluence]

I will totally keep this in mind if these end up barnevelder. I also snagged one of the Olive Eggers from them. She tried to give me the grey ones as well and I said no that’s not right lol

Omgee, unless my barnevelders ARE actually orloffs and my mystery chickens are Barnevelders!! I'm more confused now

 

[AZChickChick]

Here's the 4 week old chicks now. How are we looking? I’ll add in the “olive egger” as well since I’m not sure what it is either

 

[JedJackson]

Here's the 4 week old chicks now. How are we looking? I’ll add in the “olive egger” as well since I’m not sure what it is either

The two on the left look right for Orloffs, except they don't seem to have beards. That could develop in time, or not. Hatchery birds can be pretty variable.

The one on the right is a gold laced Wyandotte.

 

[Directinfluence]

Here's the 4 week old chicks now. How are we looking? I’ll add in the “olive egger” as well since I’m not sure what it is either

Hi, I think you must be right on the spangled Russian orloff (but weird how them being such a larfe breed that they were the smallest of all the chicks i got).. however I am confident that your other one is a Barnevelder (who'd take my word after all this confusion) that shop lady screwed me up bc I had 4 blue olive Eggers in my box (that's the variety I wanted the most of) & she told me noo the ones with the black stripe were the blue olive eggers... but blue olive Eggers are all gray and those other chicks were all gray! But I trusted her.. so now I have 2 blue olive Eggers, FOUR Barnevelders, 2 spangled Russians & 2 barred rock.. barnevelders have different patterns, I think ours will look like this?:

& here's a pic of one of my blue olives.. their all in their coop now (a week early) & I can't reach here to get a better pic

 

[AZChickChick]

The two on the left look right for Orloffs, except they don't seem to have beards. That could develop in time, or not. Hatchery birds can be pretty variable.

The one on the right is a gold laced Wyandotte.

Is it awful that I hate my wyandottes (bullies). my local shop is usually so good about their breeds but this day was a real crap shoot! Guess my parents get a new Wyandotte

Yay on the orloffs though!

 

[AZChickChick]

Hi, I think you must be right on the spangled Russian orloff (but weird how them being such a larfe breed that they were the smallest of all the chicks i got).. however I am confident that your other one is a Barnevelder (who'd take my word after all this confusion) that shop lady screwed me up bc I had 4 blue olive Eggers in my box (that's the variety I wanted the most of) & she told me noo the ones with the black stripe were the blue olive eggers... but blue olive Eggers are all gray and those other chicks were all gray! But I trusted her.. so now I have 2 blue olive Eggers, FOUR Barnevelders, 2 spangled Russians & 2 barred rock.. barnevelders have different patterns, I think ours will look like this?:

& here's a pic of one of my blue olives.. their all in their coop now (a week early) & I can't reach here to get a better pic

I should have known too that she didn’t hand me a blue olive egger (since it was black). We must have had the same gal because she was totally off on it all. My other times in there they are sooo exact!

 

[Directinfluence]

I should have known too that she didn’t hand me a blue olive egger (since it was black). We must have had the same gal because she was totally off on it all. My other times in there they are sooo exact!

I know I'm sad bc I wanted 4 of the eggers but at least I didn't end up with 4 of the Russians

 

[AZChickChick]

It’s VERY safe to say I got true Spangled Russian Orloffs. One doesn’t have muffs, but a ton of white spangles while this one matches the type! They’re really cool little birds