What kind of chick is this??!!

[Baumhoff]

I brought home 2 chicks from a big box store. There both supposed to be Plymouth Barred chicks. But the one on the right is all black with black legs and beak!!?? I think she must be some other breed. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

We noticed our box store had 3 labels on their bins despite that we often didn't notice the other labels until we looked and go that's not what that says it is.

Your Rock look like it *might* be male. White stripes wider than the black ones?

The other... maybe an Australorp?

How long have you had them? Do you know their hatch date?

 

[Boonie Stomper]

very curious. .. could be a natural variation, a magical, mystical black pullet, or a coal miner mug?

 

[Baumhoff]

I have had them just over two weeks and they were 5 days old when i got them. So about three weeks. I was also wondering about her possibly being an Austrolope (sp?) but i never had that breed.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Maybe a BSL or an Australorp

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Another option with the black one is Black Jersey Giant. What color are the bottoms of its feet?

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

The one on the left is a BR. The one on the right looks like an Austrolorp.