Is this really a Buff Orp?

[NorthwoodsChick]

BYC peeps told me silkies were very dumb. I don't quite believe them. My silkie mix is dumber than a rock

I'd skip on both silkies, and TSC. Not much of a chance of getting a good broody from TSC birds

Good advice!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Lol, should probably quit chick shopping at TSC then.
Especially if you were wanting a broody. That chick may just be a male.

I hear you. I hatched my own and it was a poor hatch rate. My breeder won’t have chicks for 3 weeks…against my better judgement I went to TSC bc they had ‘BO’
Thanks for your help

 

[DarkAngel77]

I agree with everyone else, definitely not a BO. I just saw another post, I'm not sure if I can find it again but I think it was in the "general breed discussions", someone posted chicks that looked very similar to yours and a few people commented and said they looked like buff brahmas. It's just a suggestion of a possible breed your chick is.

I also agree with everyone else about TSC. I got some chicks from there, they had silver laced wyandottes listed as barred rocks and tried telling me they were forsure barred rocks. I have a chick that I'm still not 100% sure what she is. Then another chick that was supposed to be an onyx pearl and I'm 99% sure is a smokey pearl (there is some differences between the two and my oldest specifically picked out the onyx pearl because of the differences). I know I will never go back to TSC for chicks. I have a local Bomgaars and they are so much better for getting chicks from and they don't mix their chicks together so less of a chance for a mixup.

 

[CoopBoots]

Ever get the impression that TSC literally just gets suspect males or the leftovers of all the special orders then labeled as whatever they think will sell?! I agree; not a Buff Orpington but I hope you get something good!

I will say my Buff Orpingtons from Hoover's, that normally supplies TSC in my region, gave me 3/9 broodies although only one of them does it with regularity. But I ordered direct and paid for pullets up front; no straight run and no TSC mixups!

 

[Cloverr39]

someone posted chicks that looked very similar to yours and a few people commented and said they looked like buff brahmas. It's just a suggestion of a possible breed your chick is.

Not a Brahma. Wrong comb type and clean legged. And definitely not the buff variety, as we already concluded that the chick is not buff but likely some mixed color.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Ever get the impression that TSC literally just gets suspect males or the leftovers of all the special orders then labeled as whatever they think will sell?! I agree; not a Buff Orpington but I hope you get something good!

I will say my Buff Orpingtons from Hoover's, that normally supplies TSC in my region, gave me 3/9 broodies although only one of them does it with regularity. But I ordered direct and paid for pullets up front; no straight run and no TSC mixups!

that’s not good odds. I’m trying to contact a few local farms but there only one NPIP certified and she doesn’t have chicks atm

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Not a Brahma. Wrong comb type and clean legged. And definitely not the buff variety, as we already concluded that the chick is not buff but likely some mixed color.

Agree- clean legged.
I’m calling them hodgepodge or Frankinmutt

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

I agree with everyone else, definitely not a BO. I just saw another post, I'm not sure if I can find it again but I think it was in the "general breed discussions", someone posted chicks that looked very similar to yours and a few people commented and said they looked like buff brahmas. It's just a suggestion of a possible breed your chick is.

I also agree with everyone else about TSC. I got some chicks from there, they had silver laced wyandottes listed as barred rocks and tried telling me they were forsure barred rocks. I have a chick that I'm still not 100% sure what she is. Then another chick that was supposed to be an onyx pearl and I'm 99% sure is a smokey pearl (there is some differences between the two and my oldest specifically picked out the onyx pearl because of the differences). I know I will never go back to TSC for chicks. I have a local Bomgaars and they are so much better for getting chicks from and they don't mix their chicks together so less of a chance for a mixup.

Whoever received these chicks for TSC sorted them by COLOR!

 

[OldSchoolSarge]

I bought 3 ‘BO’ from TSC. All the chick bins were mixed up as usual.
Chicks are about 5 days old.
I thought BO was yellow so what’s with the head and wings? What breed is it if not BO?
Clean legged.

That seriously looks like one of the chicks I just got that was labeled as a Starlight Green Eggers, but they were mixed in with Calico Princess. If you get green eggs, I guess you'll know!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

That seriously looks like one of the chicks I just got that was labeled as a Starlight Green Eggers, but they were mixed in with Calico Princess. If you get green eggs, I guess you'll know!

Thx- The straight comb, no beard, and yellow legs is throwing off the ID. It’s a mystery mix.