What Are These Little Ones?

[Beth G.]

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That is short for Easter Egger. But, inorder to have an Easter Egger that birds would have to have a peacomb and slate colored legs. From the pictures you showed I do not see either so I disagree on the EE but, again I'm no expert with breed. If I had to guess you appear to have some mutt's but, I could be wrong. At this age they look so guaky with bare spots and pins it's so hard to tell. As they grow and fill in more I would post more pictures and let the breeders on here say more.

 

[Barrdwing]

Chicks with down that's black on top and yellow underneath and have black feet with yellow on the underside of the toes--that description matches Black Giants. A chick with the same black and yellow patterning but legs and feet that are all black could be a Black Andalusian, Black Australorp, or Black Minorca. In general, a chick that's black above and yellow below is a bird that wants to feather in black all over, as opposed to a black chick with a yellow star on its head or a "marbled" black and yellow down pattern. It can be very hard to tell the breed on some of these little black-and-yellow chicks!

And that said, as Tanichca pointed out, we could also be seeing black and yellow feet as a result of poor breeding in a breed that isn't supposed to have bicolor feet. But having the wrong foot color is a cosmetic thing, and doesn't necessarily mean that there's a problem. A bird doesn't have to be show quality to be a great bird for a backyard flock.

 

[Barrdwing]

Incidentally, your gray chick is a color type known as "blue," and looks to me like a Blue Andalusian. They're very pretty birds.

 

[JodyJo]

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I have new EE's....slate colored legs and pea combs

(an EE roo...notice the comb, looks odd, like a double one)

(female EE)
they give you green to blue eggs...


I have also raised Australorps and Barred Rock

(3 days old or so...ALL roos)

(2 weeks old)

(here is my new female BR...notice her coloring compared to the males)


I also see several roos...sorry....