baby chicks cant tell the difference.

[Tessssssssssssss]

hey yall, i bought 6 baby chicks, to go with the ones we hatched just a few days apart. 2 buckeyes, 2 new hamshires, 2 buff orpingtons. but i can't tell the difference of the hamshires from the buffs i know the buckeyes are darker brown.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Buff Orpington on left. New Hampshire on right.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yeah, a New Hampshire should have reddish down while a Buff Orp has yellow. A New Hampshire should have yellow skin yellow while a Buff Orp has white skin. I can't tell skin color on yours but The Moonshiner's Buff Orp leg color doesn't look right either. Hatchery chicks are not always the best example of their breed.

Edited to add: I do not think those are New Hampshire chicks.

 

[NatJ]

hey yall, i bought 6 baby chicks, to go with the ones we hatched just a few days apart. 2 buckeyes, 2 new hamshires, 2 buff orpingtons. but i can't tell the difference of the hamshires from the buffs i know the buckeyes are darker brown.

Where did you buy them?

The wing feathers should be black, or red-and-black, for New Hampshires and for Buckeyes. Buckeyes should have a pea comb, New Hampshires have a single comb, both have yellow skin on their feet. I can't see the comb clearly enough to tell whether the red/brown chicks are New Hampshires or Buckeyes.

The wing feathers should be buff for Buff Orpingtons. They have single combs. Skin on the feet should be white. "Buff" is typically a gold or tan color.

Some of the wing feathers look white on my screen. If you have any chicks where the wing feathers are actually white, they are not Buckeyes, not New Hampshires, and not Buff Orpingtons. I'm talking white like snow or a sheet of paper. Buff chicks can have feathers that are pretty light in color but aren't actually white. (Hopefully this is a problem with my screen or my eyes and not with your chicks!)