[little blue]

We've been given some chicks (5) from a friend - who's daughter's school have incubated & brooded them. The little monkey used her dinner money & changed the permission form and brought home 9, rather than the 4 they agreed to!

However, we have no idea what breeds they are, nothing quite like anything we've hatched before...
Any suggestions gratefully recieved   

         

[Beewyched]

RIR x Sussex    Just a guess as they look a little like our RIR x Orpington/Sussex that we hatched this year

[little blue]

thats a start, thanks!
We don't even know if they are from the same eggs (if you know what I mean!)

[Roxy]

Ooh, Little Blue ....they could turn into Emus or Ostriches .....now that would make your neighbours stare.  You should not guess, just wait and see. It will be a nice surprise for you - and I hope there are no cockerels in there

[Womble]

The white one's cute!

It's a bit hard to tell what they'll turn into yet though. For example, they're not a million miles off being Hubbards even!:

[princesspiggy]

schools do miss a trick. imagine if they had got rare breed eggs specific to that area, the history can be really interesting and they could really increase the numbers of enthusiats. but well done to the school for allowing it. ours dont, the chicks just make a flying (excuse the pun) visit to the nursery.
our sussex dont have that shaped head. iv no idea but look from diff parents!! will be a suprise 

[benkt]

Also our LS usually show a bit of black in their feathers by that stage.

[little blue]

the light sussex we hatched are showing the darker feather tips .. we think there's about a weeks difference.  So they're probably not LS

Lisa, I agree... I want to do some incubating at the school I work at, but there are concerns due to the nature of the (SEN) kids, and lack of secure place to keep them.  But I'm working on it!

[ambriel]

Hmmm... my money's on Velociraptor!

 

[NormandyMary]

Whatever they are, they are just gorgeous. I really get so broody when I see piccies of chics.

[little blue]

Hmmm... my money's on Velociraptor!

 

great!  thanks! 

we've put our hatchlings in with them today - good as gold really, when you think how feathers fly when you  mix older birds! 
I'll get some more pics NormandyMary, just for you