Breed plz!!!

[SwampQueenChick]

Got these from Tractor Supply, they are 1 month old, they were all supposed to be California Gray but obviously they aren't LOL Can anyone help me with verifying breed plz

 

[chickenlittle21]

The 3rd picture is a barred rock

 

[FarmSunnyside]

#2 and #4 look like similar to Olive Eggers maybe and #3 is definitely a Barred Rock. I'd check the color of the bottom of #1's feet because that may help with identification.

 

[SwampQueenChick]

#2 and #4 look like similar to Olive Eggers maybe and #3 is definitely a Barred Rock. I'd check the color of the bottom of #1's feet because that may help with identification.

I'm no chicken expert but I'm pretty sure #3 is Calfornia gray as that is the breed we were supposed to receive. From what I've read a California Gray is a cross between Barred Rock and White Leghorn? But again, I'm not positive this is the case! I will check the feet on #1. What do the different colors signify? Thanks for response btw!

 

[SwampQueenChick]

The 3rd picture is a barred rock

Isn't a California Gray a cross between Barred Rock and White Leghorn? I assumed that one was a California Gray since that is what we were supposed to receive. Thanks for your reply!

 

[nikolairapunzel]

The first one looks a lot like our "majestic maran" from tsc.

 

[Abigail Joanna]

Third looks like a Cuckoo Maran.

 

[SwampQueenChick]

The first one looks a lot like our "majestic maran" from tsc.

I was thinking the same.

 

[SwampQueenChick]

Third looks like a Cuckoo Maran.

My thinking too!

 

[Chicken116]

Isn't a California Gray a cross between Barred Rock and White Leghorn? I assumed that one was a California Gray since that is what we were supposed to receive. Thanks for your reply!

Not exactly a cross, but both went into the mix. A distinct breed that breeds true. Not a hybrid or cross (or as a few older posts suggest, a simple combination of a barred rock and a leghorn).

In any case, I have bunch of two week old California Grays in my basement, straight from Privett (who apparently has the original Dryden California Grey lines). Hopefully in a couple weeks I'll know more what they look like at this age!