What breed is this!

[LittleRedRanch]

Hi I'm new to this site!

We made the mistake(lol) of purchasing chicks from TSC! Now I have 8 pullets (hopefully) that were puchased as advertised Dominique. 5 have turned all black and look like little crows. 2 have the zebra pattern and one has a backward zebra pattern where the white is more dominant.

We have always had reds and I had recently rescued two chickens an Easter egger and Millie Fluer(she is seriously adorable) I enjoy them so much I wanted to add more colors to our flock.

Pictures attached(I think)
Thanks so much!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. The black birds may be Australorps. The lighter Dominique is a cockerel. Our local TSC is the champion of misidentified birds.

 

[Henry&Friends]

The black ones look like australorps, I’m not sure of the others. Welcome to BYC!

 

[LittleRedRanch]

Thanks so much! I was thinking that too and thank you for clearing up the sex of the others. I purchased 5 Buff pullets in August and 3 turned out to be cockerels. I purchased these little guys in September. Just seemed like a convenient way to get chicks. We ordered our original flock years ago from Ideal Poultry and were very satisfied.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Like others have said the black ones are austrorps. And I never perchase birds from TSC. It usually ends in disaster. I always buy chicks and ducklings from our local feed store to buy local and they are very honest.

Btw welcome to byc!!

 

[Abriana]

I got my first chicks from southern states. I have also gotten chicks from rural king (2 Wyandottes). I hatch now under a bantam and don’t like to buy chicks anymore. Mine are always stronger and healthier, I remember being surprised at their strength when I hatched for the first time, they would flap their wings and try to get away from me. If I were in a situation like I had some chicks, the mom died, then all but one of the chicks died then I would buy from a store because there isn’t time to hatch out some more. Otherwise, if I want chicks (I really don’t need more!) I hatch them. It’s a great education experience!

 

[Geranium]

Your "backward zebra" may turn out to be a cockerel. And agreed with everyone else about the black ones being Australorps.

 

[lilmillefleur]

I agree, thanks to the unique and interesting genetics of the barred 'zebra' pattern, birds with more white are typically male.
I also agree the black ones are australorps. Yeah TSC isn't that great if you want exactly what you want!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
Your little Mille Fleur IS absolutely adorable! I'd love to try a bantam or two in the spring but I have all full sized with a cockerel so I worry about the safety of the little ones.

 

[lilmillefleur]

I love milles!!!