What breeds are these 3 week old chicks?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by Blondie, Mar 27, 2007.

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  1. Mar 27, 2007 Post #1 of 22
    Blondie

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    Here's some pics of my chicks. I ordered the "Rainbow Layers' from McMurray Hatchery, but it's hard to tell what they are. Anyone want to take a guess?

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    What is the black & white one on the left and the speckled one on the right?

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    This non-descript grey one is the friendliest and most outgoing of the bunch. What is she?

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    Is the yellow one a RIR?

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  2. Mar 27, 2007 Post #2 of 22
    Jimagination

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    I don't know, but that speckled one is beautiful!
     
  3. Mar 27, 2007 Post #3 of 22
    CarriBrown

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    I could be wrong, but I think the hatcheries call Easter Eggers "Rainbow Layers".
    They are soo cute! [​IMG]
    Did you put them on the branch or did they get up there themselves?
     
  4. Mar 27, 2007 Post #4 of 22
    Blondie

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    They jump on the branch themselves. I put it in the chicken coop last week when they started jumping over the draft shield and started wandering around the rest of the coop. Here's a pic of their home. You can see the branch on the right side. they are also jumping on the nesting boxes and the roosts in the sheltered area. >[​IMG]
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  5. Mar 27, 2007 Post #5 of 22
    Southern Chickens

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    The speckled one looks to me like an Americana, with the green legs. The little buff one is not a RIR! I think the it may be a red sex-link, they lay brown eggs. I have no idea on the black & white or the grey one. Great pictures! I have 35 of them that age. The RIR are more red. Here's one of my RIR.

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    Anyone know what these two are?
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  6. Mar 27, 2007 Post #6 of 22
    chickbea

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    I don't know what any of them are, but the yellow one is not a RIR. They are indeed much redder.
     
  7. Mar 27, 2007 Post #7 of 22
    speckledhen

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    The yellow one is a Buff Orpington, I believe. I have two and they are wonderful girls. You do have an Easter Egger. I saw a couple of little roosters in the bunch, I think. Did you order roosters?
     
  8. Mar 27, 2007 Post #8 of 22
    Blondie

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    I ordered pullets. But when they were delivered, 5 extra peeps were included. Remember the beginning of March with all the harsh, cold weather around the US? They were put in for warmth, so I'm sure I got a couple of boys. Which ones do you think are roosters?

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    Here's a pic of them basking in this morning's sun.
     
  9. Mar 27, 2007 Post #9 of 22
    TheBigWRanch

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    I don't know what breed the black and white one is, but it is the same color as my mottled Cochins and Mottled Japanese, so maybe it is some breed of Mottled colored egg layer.
     
  10. Mar 27, 2007 Post #10 of 22
    speckledhen

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    I'm sorry Blondie! That was SouthernChick's picture! Didn't mean to scare you. She has at least one Barred Rock cockerel and a whitish colored boy in her pictures. My mistake!
     
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