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Sad to report that a raccoon dug under the tractor around 5pm yesterday and killed all of our chickens. The raccoon didn't make it either. I guess they aren't strictly nocturnal. Wife and kids are very upset and I'm not doing much better. Thanks to everyone who took an interest in this thread...

Snowball !

Little yard time while I work on the coop

Yes they all seem healthy, one is missing in the pics because she's so afraid of everything it's hard to get a pic that's not blurred. To soon to tell cockrell/pullet? No signs of red yet but I think that the one in the last pic might be...

Updated pics @ 4-5 weeks

Just checked the list of chicks in stock at that store, Spitzhauben chicks were there..... maybe the young lady grabbed from the wrong spot

Also for anyone interested the reason there are 7 is because Agway in Danbury, CT was doing a buy 6 get 1 free. Helping the new folks get started with the chicken math. Not sure if they still are having a sale or if it's only that agway.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look and post your thoughts. I guess time will tell about snowball lol and which ones are roosters. I'm totally new to the chicken thing, I guess I kind of thought by buying different chicken that they would be more easily identifiable. My initial thought was...

More pics of the chicks 1) snowball - can't tell 2) henny-penny - red cross ? 3) chicky - golden comet ? 4) Dale - egger ? 5) thunder - blue australorp ? 6) storm - egger ? 7) penguin - egger? Blue Australop?

I purchased from an Agway in Connecticut. They had the most selection and use two different hatcheries. I'm hoping it's a sapphire olive egger...

It would be easier to figure out if I knew which one of the 7 breeds listed above snowball is supposed to be... next time I'll have to think of a way to label them or something

So this little guy has a bump on his head but my Google search doesn't really help. Anyone have any thoughts ? The types I thought I purchased 1) starlight green egger 2) easter egger 3)olive egger 4) prarie bluebell egger 5) blue australorp 6) Golden comet 7) red cross She's my favorite...