What breed is this? Yellow chick with brownish feathers

[Kylo_Hen]

I ordered all Dominques and received my order + 1 random yellow chick.
The attached picture is at 23 days old. Is it too early to ID this chick breed? I tried to research this myself, and I’m thinking she’s either a Rhode Island Red, or a New Hampshire?

Thanks in advance!

 

[JedJackson]

It's likely one of the breeds you named or a red sex link. Too early for positive ID but I'd bet it is one of those three breeds.

 

[Kylo_Hen]

Ah, sex link. I haven’t thought about this. But, that would make sense. I read on the hatchery’s site that they try to give you a chick that is closest to what I ordered, in terms of laying birds and sex. Maybe it makes sense to give me something that they’d be certain would be a female. Thanks!

Update: Oh crap! If they are red sex link.... that means I got a male! Yellow/white = cockerel and Red = pullet.

 

[Joeschooks]

It looks just like a female wheaten marans, but almost impossible to be sure at the moment.

 

[Kylo_Hen]

It looks just like a female wheaten marans, but almost impossible to be sure at the moment.

Ah, I may have overlooked this, but what age would IDing them be more accurate.


UPDATE: I just google searched the chicks, and this has to be the most similar looking chick to mine that I’ve seen so far.

 

[Joeschooks]

Ah, I may have overlooked this, but what age would IDing them be more accurate.


UPDATE: I just google searched the chicks, and this has to be the most similar looking chick to mine that I’ve seen so far.

I think it will be hard to tell until they're fully feathered at around 8 weeks. Please do keep us updated, would be interested to know what she turns out to be

 

[JedJackson]

Ah, I may have overlooked this, but what age would IDing them be more accurate.


UPDATE: I just google searched the chicks, and this has to be the most similar looking chick to mine that I’ve seen so far.

That would be really cool if you got a Marans as an extra. One way to help determine that is leg color. If the legs are white, then a Marans is quite possible. If they're yellow or orange, probably not a Marans.

 

[Kylo_Hen]

That would be really cool if you got a Marans as an extra. One way to help determine that is leg color. If the legs are white, then a Marans is quite possible. If they're yellow or orange, probably not a Marans.

Good info! But darn, legs are more yellow.

 

[debid]

Production red makes the most sense IMO. The meal maker is normally an excellent layer, not a show bird.

 

[Alexandra33]

Wait, is this a meal maker? If so, Meyer doesn't carry Wheaten Marans. Only Cackle Hatchery does, and most of the time their legs are feathered.

~Alex