nothing cuter than baby chicks! I have a couple silver laced wyandottes, as well as 7 others (different breeds), I found as you might, with the SLW's at one point when young, they go thru the "uglies" LOL,,they looked like ugly vulture babies and I to, thought maybe they were roo's! But they weren't
I just put in an order for 2 lavendar orpingtons, a coronation sussex, and lemon cuckoo orpington, to be hatched april 29,,what they say is true, you can definitely become addicted to chickens!!
Have fun and my one suggestion, HANDLE THEM ALOT!!!! Mine are all very friendly and very easy to handle
Diane