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Nice looking chicks but I think you may have some issues with color. The lighter colored ones look correct for SP but the darker ones will most likely show much more gold in them as they grow, they may even be Partridge, depending on what your male looks like. The bottom lighter colored chick to me looks to be the best in terms of color as even the other two lighter ones have more brown than I would prefer. There may be a sex link here, you will just have to see how they grow out, the darker may be cockerels(not roos) and the lighter may be pullets, its hard to tell not seeing the parents.
This is typical of SP though. It is a breed in recovery from the brink of extinction. You are not going to hatch out a ton of chicks that look perfect. You have to hatch as many as you can and cull heavy for the next year. Maybe with hard work and breeding diligence this variety could compete with the nicer Wyandotte Bantam varieties in 5-10 years. SP bantams is not a variety for the light hearted.
John
This is typical of SP though. It is a breed in recovery from the brink of extinction. You are not going to hatch out a ton of chicks that look perfect. You have to hatch as many as you can and cull heavy for the next year. Maybe with hard work and breeding diligence this variety could compete with the nicer Wyandotte Bantam varieties in 5-10 years. SP bantams is not a variety for the light hearted.
John