What breed chicks are these?

[Berkley]

I had an add posted looking for Rhode Island Reds in my area, and a woman contacted me saying she had three RIR chicks, two six month old Light Brahma, some Ameraucana chicks and some French Black Copper Marans.

I told her I would like to have the three RIR's and the two six month old Light Brahma's, and went to pick them up the next day. I got the Brahma's and the womans husband gave the RIR chicks to my wife. They were in a box and she lifted the lid for me to peak in, but I didn't look well enough with everything going on. Two of the chicks have a redish color to them, but one is yellow and now has white feathers coming in. I admit I am totally new to owning chickens, but no Rhode Island Red chicks are yellow are they? Could anyone possibly tell me what it is? and if the other two are Rhode Island Reds? The yellow one seems to be getting white feathers as he has aged over the last week. They are supposed to be 3 weeks as of tomorrow, but the darker red one is a little bigger then the other two. I don't know if that is normal or not?

I wanted the three RIR's, but the little yellow / white one is now my favorite, so I am fine with it not being a RIR and just wondering if anyone can tell what it, and the others are?

Here are a few pictures.

At two weeks:


The rest are at three weeks:



All three


The lighter of the two redish colored ones.


Last - The two redish colored ones.

 

[Cyan Night]

The white one could be a white rock or leghorn

 

[Michael OShay]

It's too early to tell, but I'm wondering if all three of them might be Red Sex Link chicks. Keep an eye on them and see if the reddish ones begin to get white in the tail feathers (if so, they are female RSLs), and if the white one begins to get some red feathering in the saddle area (if so, it is a male RSL). If not, then Cyan Night is probably right about the white one. Time will tell.

 

[Fred's Hens]

The bird on the right is a production red cockerel.

 

[Berkley]

Thanks for the help everyone. I was wondering about the RSL myself, and am kinda hoping for that. If they aren't RSL I would think that means both of the red ones will be roosters? I read on here that most RIR hens have a spot on their head when they are chicks, and neither of these do. I think they either thought RSL were RIR's or they gave me two RIR and kept the one they wanted, throwing in the yellow one so there would still be three. The one with more red is a little bigger then the other two, and its comb has doubled in size in just one or two days. It is now running around puffing out its chest and trying to boss the other two around. It also has a lot more of its feathers then the other two, yet didn't I read that hens mature faster? ( I have no idea what I'm doing )

 

[Berkley]

Thanks for the info about the tail feathers. I haven't seen any yet, but will watch for it.

It's too early to tell, but I'm wondering if all three of them might be Red Sex Link chicks.  Keep an eye on them and see if the reddish ones begin to get white in the tail feathers (if so, they are female RSLs), and if the white one begins to get some red feathering in the saddle area (if so, it is a male RSL).  If not, then Cyan Night is probably right about the white one.  Time will tell.