The Quizzical Chicks - Barnevelders or Partridge Rocks?

[AshleySGM]

They're all pullets but they are hatchery stock so poor coloring is not a surprise.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'm seeing partridge rock in the "4 like this."

The one black could be a developing Barnevelder.

Time will tell with lacing. If gold penciling on chest, pullet. If solid black chest, male. Lacing develops over time.

 

[av8torcrj]

Here are some of my 2018 barnevelder pullets from Ideal for reference. Nice enough birds but they do NOT want to be touched at all.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson the Cochin is adorable

 

[AshleySGM]

Ok the pullets (hopefully pullets) are 6 weeks old. We decided to take pictures of each of the 5 'quizzical' chicks. So here goes...
1st chick

She is the mostly black one.

2nd chick

This one has none of the 'gold' coloring coming in the hackles.

3rd chick

She has the gold hackles and more extended color throughout.

4th chick

She's a lot like the second chick. No gold in the hackles but she has more overall coloring.

and lastly the 5th chick

This one is more like the third chick.

So it's like there's 3 types. The 1st which is mostly black. The 3rd and 5th which are marked with gold in their hackles and 2nd and 4th which aren't. So that's our latest photo update. I'll keep doing updates as they grow and what they turn out to be pullet vs roo and breeds if we are able to tell as they grow.

 

[JedJackson]

Ok the pullets (hopefully pullets) are 6 weeks old. We decided to take pictures of each of the 5 'quizzical' chicks. So here goes...
1st chick
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She is the mostly black one.

2nd chick
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This one has none of the 'gold' coloring coming in the hackles.

3rd chick
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She has the gold hackles and more extended color throughout.

4th chick
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She's a lot like the second chick. No gold in the hackles but she has more overall coloring.
3 and 5 are likely partridge rocks. 1, 2 and 4 could well be Barnevelders, in my opinion. I've never raised them, though, so someone with more experience with Barnevelders like Lady of McCamley has a more valuable opinion than mine.


and lastly the 5th chick
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This one is more like the third chick.

So it's like there's 3 types. The 1st which is mostly black. The 3rd and 5th which are marked with gold in their hackles and 2nd and 4th which aren't. So that's our latest photo update. I'll keep doing updates as they grow and what they turn out to be pullet vs roo and breeds if we are able to tell as they grow.

 

[AshleySGM]

Thank you JedJackson.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Ok the pullets (hopefully pullets) are 6 weeks old. We decided to take pictures of each of the 5 'quizzical' chicks. So here goes...
1st chick
View attachment 1496798
She is the mostly black one.

2nd chick
View attachment 1496799
This one has none of the 'gold' coloring coming in the hackles.

3rd chick
View attachment 1496800
She has the gold hackles and more extended color throughout.

4th chick
View attachment 1496801
She's a lot like the second chick. No gold in the hackles but she has more overall coloring.

and lastly the 5th chick
View attachment 1496802
This one is more like the third chick.

So it's like there's 3 types. The 1st which is mostly black. The 3rd and 5th which are marked with gold in their hackles and 2nd and 4th which aren't. So that's our latest photo update. I'll keep doing updates as they grow and what they turn out to be pullet vs roo and breeds if we are able to tell as they grow.

The first one is a cockerel.
The rest appear to be pullets.

 

[JedJackson]

Ok the pullets (hopefully pullets) are 6 weeks old. We decided to take pictures of each of the 5 'quizzical' chicks. So here goes...
1st chick
View attachment 1496798
She is the mostly black one.

2nd chick
View attachment 1496799
This one has none of the 'gold' coloring coming in the hackles.

3rd chick
View attachment 1496800
She has the gold hackles and more extended color throughout.

4th chick
View attachment 1496801
She's a lot like the second chick. No gold in the hackles but she has more overall coloring.

and lastly the 5th chick
View attachment 1496802
This one is more like the third chick.

So it's like there's 3 types. The 1st which is mostly black. The 3rd and 5th which are marked with gold in their hackles and 2nd and 4th which aren't. So that's our latest photo update. I'll keep doing updates as they grow and what they turn out to be pullet vs roo and breeds if we are able to tell as they grow.

Oops, doesn't look like the message I intended to send got through. I wrote that 3 and 5 are probably partridge rocks, and 1,2, and 4 could well be Barnevelders. But I haven't raised Barnies, so Lady of McCamley's opinions should carry more weight than mine.

#1 is the only one that looks like it could be a cockerel to me, but it's by no means definite at this point.

 

[AshleySGM]

Thanks, they're definitely a lot more skittish than most of the other chicks were.