What is this? TS mystery bird.

[QuietPony]

Or at least I'm calling it a mystery bird.
I will never fully trust the kids who work there.

What's your best guess?

 

[Featherland]

Tractor Supply usually has a bin of Red Pullets that can be a variety of about 6 different breeds. So you may not be able to tell until they are fully feathered if that is where they came from.

 

[QuietPony]

The bin they came from was unmarked. I am a sucker for a good mystery. lol
Thanks. I guess I will hurry up and wait.

I got two from the mystery bin, hopefully they are both hens. Because I can't keep roos in my city.
I have a neighbor down the road who can though, just in case. But that would make me sad, because this one loves me.

I also got 4 Red Star pullets.

 

[ozarkchicks]

looks a lot like my buff orpington but maybe it's just the picture

 

[QuietPony]

She (?) does have the buff color to her. But she's got some darker spots coming in.
I guess time will tell! lol
I will post more pics here as she gets those feathers.

 

[ozarkchicks]

would love to find out what s/he turns out to be

 

[hdowden]

leaning towards a red breed...buff orps do not get any color on them besides buff so the black on this one throws buff orp out the door

 

[QuietPony]

These were taken just now. I finally got a good day to get the raptor netting up onto the run so I feel more comfortable letting them play and running in here to upload these. lol

(S)he is my favorite. We named it Benedict. Like Eggs Benedict.
(Or, as my man would say Benedict Comberbatch...lol)



The one just in the background in this pic is the other mystery chicken.


Here's Bennie's backside and the other mystery chicken for a size comparison.
Bennie is much bigger.


Still no idea on the breed. Bennie is much more red than the other mystery bird. The other ones I was told are red sex links. I can agree with that.
But these two..lol I can't match them to any breed on my own. (first time flock)
But, I do believe I have a roo on my hands.. That would make me sad because I can't keep roos in my little city.
Nor would he help produce eggs that are to be shared with amazing neighbors who let this crazy chicken lady put up a coop in the yard without complaining directly to me. lol

 

[walkingcrow3]

Looks for sure to be a rooster to me. You can put him in the stew pot if you can't relocate him. He looks kind of like a sex link to me, so does the gal. The sex link hens I have some are lighter some are darker.