The Quizzical Chicks - Barnevelders or Partridge Rocks?

[AshleySGM]

I figured since I keep googling this that I'd just post a thread for others to reference and see if it helps them when trying to figure out what their chicks are.

A little history... I ordered and Assorted Heavy Pullet special from Ideal Poultry on June 27th, 2018. I received 25 chicks and lost one on the very first day. It was one of the white chicks we later deemed as White Rocks. 5 were black which we figured were Jersey Giants because they had yellow feet, 5 were red which were either Production Reds or New Hampshire Reds and the last 4 were assorted color Cochins. We've since sold all the chicks except 6, the blue (actually Lavender Cochin) and these 5 'brown or chipmunk' chicks. I'm going to post photos of their growth and I hope it helps.

These first photos are right after they arrived so Day 1...

 

[AshleySGM]

About 2 weeks old around July 11th.

 

[AshleySGM]

About 4 weeks old 7-25-18

4 look like the one above, the 5th though is nearly all black...

 

[AshleySGM]

Today they are 4 1/2 weeks old and one of them is getting orange in her hackle feathers. I think that's been said to be poor coloring in hatchery Barnevelders. The mostly black chick is still mostly black.

 

[AshleySGM]

Here the babies are today 8-5-18. They are 5 1/2 weeks old.

They're growing up so fast!

 

[JedJackson]

I think you have a mix of both, the ones that are mostly black being the Barnevelders. But I am not positive.

@Lady of McCamley

 

[AshleySGM]

I think you're right. The older they get the more it looks like more than one breed. They're all 5 pretty flighty. The pretty cochin is super sweet.

 

[JedJackson]

I think you're right. The older they get the more it looks like more than one breed. They're all 5 pretty flighty. The pretty cochin is super sweet.

Cochins are usually little huggy bears. Great breed for pets. I'd imagine the others will simmer down once they put on some weight. They're going through their terrible teens right now.

 

[AshleySGM]

What a perfect description. Terrible teens. Here's the cochin. Please excuse how messy she is, we've had a week of rain.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Black breasted will be male Barnevelder. Females have gold penciling that turns into double lacing.

But your birds are badly colored. They look more partridged than laced.

I don't think Barnevelder....and gold hackles is not Barnevelder. They have black.