Spangled Russian Orloff Chicks?

[AZChickChick]

Hello! I stopped at my local chick store because they were supposed to get a shipment in with Russian orloffs. The gal working pulled out some dark colored (almost back chicks) and I said I don’t think that’s right. The other in that bin were what I thought the hatchery photo for their Russian Orloff Chicks looked like.

Let me know if I got the right breed!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Those appear to be Russian Orloffs! I see cushion combs and the correct down

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hello! I stopped at my local chick store because they were supposed to get a shipment in with Russian orloffs. The gal working pulled out some dark colored (almost back chicks) and I said I don’t think that’s right. The other in that bin were what I thought the hatchery photo for their Russian Orloff Chicks looked like.

Let me know if I got the right breed!

The comb looks right. Though I'm not an expert with that breed.

 

[Percheron chick]

Looks right. One of my favorites.

 

[AZChickChick]

Looks right. One of my favorites.

Those appear to be Russian Orloffs! I see cushion combs and the correct down

The comb looks right. Though I'm not an expert with that breed.

Yay! My instincts hopefully served me right! Thank you all

 

[Wild_Flower]

Looking at the comb, the leg color and the dark area at the tip of the beak I think those are Orloffs! My Orloff Winnie came to me a few weeks older than this so I never got to see her as a *baby* baby, but after countless hours of research on my then “mystery chick”, I feel like I got a good idea of what she looked like in her early days lol

 

[Directinfluence]

Did you get these at The stock shop in Glendale?? I bought 10 chicks the same day you posted this and I bought 2 looking just like this bring told they were Barnevelders.. I also wanted to buy some RO but no one knew which was which so I have 4 mystery chicks!

 

[AZChickChick]

Did you get these at The stock shop in Glendale?? I bought 10 chicks the same day you posted this and I bought 2 looking just like this bring told they were Barnevelders.. I also wanted to buy some RO but no one knew which was which so I have 4 mystery chicks!

Yes!!
They were VERY confused at which chicks were what. Barnevelder chicks look similar but I’m hoping the white that has developed on these chicks wings that are prominent now and the “smooshed” comb means they are orloffs

 

[AZChickChick]

Did you get these at The stock shop in Glendale?? I bought 10 chicks the same day you posted this and I bought 2 looking just like this bring told they were Barnevelders.. I also wanted to buy some RO but no one knew which was which so I have 4 mystery chicks!

Here’s photos today of one

 

[Directinfluence]

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!