What breed for Meyer rare breed assortment

mejsmom1

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My thoughts had been:
1. Sumatra
2. Black copper maran
3. Jubilee orpington

But when their wings started growing in and the black chicks had white on the wings I wasn't sure. Also #3 has pale peach wings coming in rather than the browner ones on the Jubilee.
I have looked at hundreds of chick pics including every chicken page of the Meyer hatchery catalog! I thought maybe someone more familiar with these breeds would recognize the chicks better than I have.
I appreciate your help and am glad someone else has come with some of the same conclusions. :)
 
I know this is an older post, but was curious what #3 turned out to be? I just received 5 from the rare breed assortment and 10 of the 'leanns bargain bin' and have 3 or 4 that are very similar to your #3 (its that giant nostril/comb look that throws me off). 3 are more on the reddish yellow side and one in very light yellow. I too have compared every single chick pic on Meyers site along with what seems like 498 million others trying to narrow it down. I plan to grow them all out regardless but curiosity is killing me and patience is not my strong point.
 

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