These were supposed to be Black Australorps... are they?

[Aussie Fluff]

So we purchased some pure black Australorp eggs from an apparent 'breeder' who assured us they were indeed pure bred.... fast forward to hatching day and they have come out looking like this!
I know for a fact the breeder also had Marans (not sure what colour) which were apparently in a different yard, but the eggs we got were a light brown colour, not dark brown, so I assume they were laid by an Australorp.

Another chick has hatched since these two and it is pure jet black all over and has a different body shape. It's still in the incubator drying off so I can't get any pictures yet unfortunately, but I'm guessing that one is definitely Australorp.

So my question is, could these two possibly still be black Australorps or are they something else??

 

[Acre4Me]

BA are not chipmunk color. Many breeds are chipmunk colored though. Most recently, our Welsummer chicks were chipmunk colored. Still cuties!

 

[CHlCKEN]

They don’t look like Black Austrolorp chicks, but the coloring they do have is so common it’s extremely difficult to tell their true breed.

 

[sourland]

Those are not Black Australorps.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

No, not black Australorps, do not look like Marans either. Any idea what other breeds the”breeder” had?
Australorps are also not pure black at hatch but more like little penguins in coloring.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Oh, and welcome to BYC!

 

[LizzzyJo]

They look a lot like Cream Legbar, but a few breeds have this coloring.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Update us when they feather out. We can hopefully try and guess at some possible parentage. Most definitely not Black Australorp.

 

[Aussie Fluff]

Oh, and welcome to BYC!

Thank you!

 

[Aussie Fluff]

Thanks everyone, I had a feeling they definitely weren't. Needless to say I've sent the 'breeder' a very annoyed message as he told me he was meticulous with his eggs and they were definitely pure bred Australorps.
We have had issues with him from the start, we found out after purchasing that he had stored them in the fridge for a week And then out of the 36 eggs he sold us only 8 were fertile.... so needless to say we are extremely pissed off right now!

Lucky these little guys are so adorable, but we really wanted Australorps so looks like we'll have to try again with a different breeder. I will update this post with a photo once their feathers come in.