What are these?

[shelleyd2008]

There are barred cochins and 'cuckoo' silkies, which is also a barring, so they wouldn't necessarily have to be mixed with BR.

Do they have feathering on their legs/feet? It's hard to tell from the pics.

 

[emsevers]

I tried to zoom in with the picture. They are really skidish right now so they keep going where I can't really get a good shot.

The one in the back has feathers on it's legs and has five toes and the legs look black which made me think silkie. The other in the front has the orange legs and I don't think it has feathers on it's legs.

 

[emsevers]

I got a better look and the one I thought had black legs doesn't and they both look like they have feathers down their legs. But the one does have 5 toes. Here's another picture from the back.

 

[shelleyd2008]

5 toes is a definite silkie thing. Plus with how they look, I would take my thoughts back and go with silkie/br mix. Are they very big? They look pretty tiny. They might be silkie/barred cochin mixes also. They sure are pretty though!

 

[emsevers]

Yeah, I have a black silkie and they are the same size as her. Maybe even a little smaller but they are younger.

 

[DouglasPeeps]

I don't know if you have other chickens, but I hope you have these birds in quarantine for 3-4 weeks. It is very important that you do this, to not put your current flock at risk for disease.

They sure are cute though!

 

[nzpouter]

You need to breed them back to a silkie roo to get a "frizzled, barred silkie".

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I am going with a barred/cuckoo frizzle silkie. The one has yellow legs which is a no-no for silkies but since they arent show birds it doesnt matter. I dont think I have seen that combination of frizzle silkies and barring, very pretty.