What breeds are these ??

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I noticed my post from the first time was posted in the wrong spot so I posted one here..

I just came back from the feed store with 5 new chicks & two ducks!! But.. I think they had them mixed up just a bit!

3 Cuckoo Marans
and 2 Salmon Faverolles
2 ducks I didn't know the breeds of...

But I think they got their breeds mixed up this time!

What do you guys think they look like?

Here are the three cuckoo marans that they said was cuckoo marans but one is larger then the other two and one is kinda blueish in color but still has the barring and the other is smaller and not as much barring and more white under the head Are they still marans just different ages ?
Have a look! I've never had or seen marans before.

The Biggest maran I think this very large one might be a hen...
cuckoomarans.jpg


The one with more white and not as much barring but ages of the chicks are unknown so it maybe that this one is just younger
Cuckomaran.jpg


And the weirder colored maran... there was only two of this color ?
cuckoomaran.jpg


Heres the Salmon faverolles... But they don't really look like Salmon faverolle chicks.. ? what are they ?
SalmonFaverolle2-1.jpg


and this girl was in with the salmon faverolles and thats what they said she was but is she ? She has no comb that I can see... fluke maybe ?
SalmonFaverolle4.jpg




And they offered me a 2 for $4 deal on my ducks!! couldn't beat it!
Non topknot one.. what breed is it ?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/faithphotographyanddesign/Duck.jpg

and this little one has a top knot!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/faithphotographyanddesign/crestedduck3.jpg

What do you guys think !? Are they really salmon faverolles and cuckoo marans ? they said they were but i'm not so sure...

Some people have been saying the so called "faverolles" the black and white is a white crested black polish and the grey one looks the a silver spanled hamburg ?
 
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If it is a barred rock it is alot heavier then my barred rock pullets I got a couple weeks back.. Maybe roos get that heavy in that breed
 
Ya, first I think is a cuckoo maran
2nd- not sure
3rd- this one has me stumped
4th- thats a polish probably white crested black
5th- ??
Not sure on the ducks but they sure are adorable!!!
 
I'm Sure the the two ducks are anconas and pic #5 is a silver spangled hamburg and #4 is a black white crested polish but i'm still wondering about #3 #2 and #1... I think ginasmarans might be right about the #1 and #1 and they are marans but the #3 ???
 
The weird Maran could be a splash or wheaten or mix.

Edited to add: That big one is gonna be a roo and the little one a hen. Hens are darker in Cuckoo Marans.
 
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# 1 is a cuckoo marans roo, #2 is a cuckoo marans pullet. They hatch out large and grow very fast. My marans always out distance their non-marans hatch mates. #3 i am not sure of. I have nver had a cuckoo with that light down. Also, one characteristic of a marans chicken is the flat,raptor style head. I don't see that in chick #3. I can't tell you much about the others.
 

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