Breed question? grey chick? Update post 8

[triggfamily5]

This is one of many I am trying to figure out, if anyone can help. This one (Mumbles) is my most curious. She was the only one with that coloring in the bin. She is about 11 days old.. (I say she on all my chicks until I know they are a male, which I am not worried about until late summer)

(She's not dead, I promise, she is just coaxed to sleep

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[bethandjoeync]

very cute!

what bin did you get it out of?

 

[triggfamily5]

Our local Farmers Co-op Association store had chicks in stock tank. They had no clue what breeds, and called them all straight run (they did have their "meaties" separated though).

Needless to say, I have 8 chicks, still alive, from there that I am trying to figure out breeds. This one was the only grey one in the tank.

 

[chickenlover54]

thats odd? it appears to have a pea comb, it may be an EE

 

[triggfamily5]

At what age do the green legs show up on EE's? They are the only ones with that right? I have four 3 week old chipmunk EE's from another store, and they have the green legs, but I don't known when they got them.

 

[Chicken Fruit]

... i dunno the legs look kinda black to me, more than green. If its an EE its going to be a darn pretty one!

 

[triggfamily5]

No matter what, she is gorgeous... I have never seen a grey bird before, that's one reason I got her. If she is an EE she definitely isn't growing like my chipmunk EE's and does not act like them either (of course I am sure they are different hatcheries).

Part of me is hoping I have a unique bird that I would love to have, that isn't something I normally would have gotten

(I love having my EE's, don't get me wrong).

 

[triggfamily5]

about 3 weeks old now... any ideas?

 

[tellynpeep]

Blue Andalusian?

 

[suzettex5]

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I think you got it tellynpeep! I just got 2 of those a few days ago and they look exactly like the chicks in the first pictures. I think it is a blue andalusian. Nice to see the older piccs ao I know what to expect.

Very cute! Good find too,- those can be hard to come by around my parts, either they get snapped up super quick or no one has them available. I got lucky on the only 2 at a local feed store. Very cool!!

ETA- search for the blue andalusian thread, there are some great pics!