What breed?

[riette1]

Can someone please let me know what breed of chicken these are? I've got 2 types and no idea what they are - newbie!! Please help...

 

[bethandjoeync]

how old are the white ones?? could be cornish x (meat variety chicken), not sure on the first one

 

[BantyRooster]

FIrst one looks like it could be a Silver Laced Wyndotte, or maybe an Easter Egger.
The others look like CornishX.

 

[riette1]

The white ones should be about 1.5 - 2 months old. The black one is much smaller than the white ones and a tiny bit older. Here's another picture of her/him... I agree that the white ones can be cornish x's.

 

[riette1]

I think in South Africa they call them Kapokkies, but I'm not sure what breed that is...

 

[Mahonri]

Dark one appears to be some type of OEGB

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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The white ones don't look feathered out enough to be 1.5 - 2 months old. Could they be closer to 4-5 weeks old in the pics? They could be cornish X, but the legs on the two facing the camera look awful slender for a cornish cross. Are the white ones lively and do they try to fly sometimes or do they just lay around being lazy?

If they're not lazy chicks that eat all day, they could be leghorns or white rocks.

 

[Chicky Mama]

I have some Red star males that look like your whities,a guess.

 

[riette1]

Made some calculations and you're probably right - about 4 - 5 weeks old. They are very active - trying to fly quite often. Heard that the favourite pet shop breed is the leghorn. I'm assuming this is it. The black one is still a mystery though...

 

[bethandjoeync]

I think leghorns are more lean, and those white chickies are pretty hefty IMO. I would think they are either cornish x, or red sexlink (they can start out yellow or white sometimes, and then feather out with red and white) check for pin feathers and see what color they are.

you'll find out soon enough