Egg layers or broilers? Please help!

[Mammahen5]

Hello – my family and I recently started raising chicks for eggs and bought 6 straight run chicks from our local feed store. There was no sign indicating breeds or sex. They are now 6 weeks old and are growing quickly and our family has grown attached to them in the meantime trying to figure out what breeds they are. I think we have 2 austrolorps, 2 leghorns and sadly I think we might have two red Rangers? At first I thought the two brown ones were either buff Orpington‘s or Road Island red, but I cannot find a picture of them that look like ours. They are not deep red like RIR and not solid in color like Buffs. They are also large compared to others accept 1 of the australorps. There are a couple pictures of the leghorns and the brown chicks in question at one week old. If you know of these breeds – I would greatly appreciate it – thank you so much !!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

The buff birds look like cross breeds.

 

[Pugsabi]

One of them looks like my calico princess. If it is a calico, then she's an sex linked egg layer.

 

[Mammahen5]

Wow yes that is what they look like!! I’ve never heard of calico princess. They have the gentlest personalities. So far all chicks are very social. Not sure if any are cockerels though-only time will tell I guess. Thank you so much for you help!

 

[Pugsabi]

Wow yes that is what they look like!! I’ve never heard of calico princess. They have the gentlest personalities. So far all chicks are very social. Not sure if any are cockerels though-only time will tell I guess. Thank you so much for you help!

The calico is a girl. She will lay a cream to light brown colored egg and give you about 290 a year. Mine is definitely a sweetheart. I actually wanted a different breed but when there sales lady put her in my arms she stopped peeping, snuggled down and fell asleep.

 

[Pugsabi]

Link to Hoover Hatchery's page
https://hoovershatchery.com/calicoprincess.html

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I see a White Rock, Black Austrolorps, a Red Ranger, and a Calico Princess.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Awww! All SOOO gorgeous!! I agree with @crazyforchickens! And yes, the look all to be gorgeous pullets!

Good luck!