Hello! What am I?

[snacks_on_snacks]

From a mystery box from Meyer hatchery. Any ideas??

This is the link to their chick ID tool:
https://meyerhatchery.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009871752-Day-Old-Chick-Identification

TIA!

 

[Jener8or]

That's a very cute chick. My guess is it's an Easter Egger.

 

[snacks_on_snacks]

That's a very cute chick. My guess is it's an Easter Egger.

Oh yay! thanks so much!

With that coloration I had no idea!!

 

[Jener8or]

Oh yay! thanks so much!

With that coloration I had no idea!!

Actually I change my answer. With that red leg band, it must be a Jubilee Orpington. I thought it might be at first, but then didn't think it had a leg band, but realize it does, so I got confused.

 

[JedJackson]

I doesn't match up exactly to any of the pictures in the chick identification, so I think you're going to have to wait a bit. Some breeds like Easter eggers and Swedish flower hens can have chicks of pretty much any color, so it might be one of those. Or it could just be a Buckeye or RIR with more white than usual. Time will tell.

 

[snacks_on_snacks]

I doesn't match up exactly to any of the pictures in the chick identification, so I think you're going to have to wait a bit. Some breeds like Easter eggers and Swedish flower hens can have chicks of pretty much any color, so it might be one of those. Or it could just be a Buckeye or RIR with more white than usual. Time will tell.

That’s exactly what I was thinking either EE or something with a lot of varied colors. Someone else mentioned buckeye as well. Wish there was a fool proof way to tell.

 

[Jener8or]

I would maybe ask in the help chat which chicks they identify with red bands. It seems like they have changed colors of the bands in the past, so the red band might be a good identifier for the hatchery.

This article says the red/pink bands are put on Blue Copper Marans, but it's definitely not a Blue Copper Marans.

The band is from the hatchery, right? I bet they should be able to tell you based on that and pictures. When I've talked to the help people, they have been really nice.

Jed's guess of Swedish Flower Hen is another good one. Plus it's banded, so increased odds, in my opinion.