Barred Rock?

[GirlsHuntToo]

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The chicks in pictures 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, and 10 look like Barred Rock to me. The chicks in pics 5 and 6 look like Jersey Giants. You can tell by the yellow spot on their heads if they are Jersey Giants or Barred Rocks. Yellow spot = Barred Rock, no yellow spot = Jersey Giant (or Black Australorp)

 

[AShelDuck1]

The chicks in pictures 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, and 10 look like Barred Rock to me. The chicks in pics 5 and 6 look like Jersey Giants. You can tell by the yellow spot on their heads if they are Jersey Giants or Barred Rocks. Yellow spot = Barred Rock, no yellow spot = Jersey Giant (or Black Australorp)

That’s what I was thinking! Yay!

I just did the wing sexing and it looks like I only have one hen.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

The “buff Orpington” feathers are looking a little white to me.

I’m kind of sad. I only got them because the kids talked me into it because we have one of our first hens named Missy who is a buff Orpington and she is the sweetest and comes to us.

They stand really tall too. I think they look leghorn like

My Orp's first feathers were lighter colored like this. I wouldn't worry yet! The standing upright thing could maybe just mean it's a roo, but it also could still be a hen that just happens to stand that way. If you aren't sure of the background of these chicks, then there can be a lot of variance between breed stock. Don't worry and enjoy the chicks

 

[Yardmom]

The head spots on hatchery barred rock tend to be larger and more spread than what you would find from breeders. The spots on hatchery birds may not be reliable for sexing

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The “buff Orpington” feathers are looking a little white to me.

I’m kind of sad. I only got them because the kids talked me into it because we have one of our first hens named Missy who is a buff Orpington and she is the sweetest and comes to us.

They stand really tall too. I think they look leghorn like

I'd just really wait and give them time to grow out some.

The Orpingtons I've had were light colored, they have a couple of juvenile molts to go through before they really get their feathers in nicely.