Getting discouraged... ideas?

Kinda of looks like Welsummer feather pattern.....or could be some kind of game mix too.

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They were backyard bred. And they always hung out with the guineas, not the other chickens. In fact, one of my seven guineas still hangs with them, making a threesome, when they are out foraging. I'm wondering if they might be red-breasted rosecomb bantums? There's a review on BYC with a picture of their coloring, but I can't find that name as a standard color anywhere else on the Internet. I am REALLY new to breeds: what is a bantum? These two are smaller than all the others; lighter weight for sure. Is a bantum a miniature chicken, of sorts, as with dogs?

Since you said they are small ... the Leghorn's are small large fowl, the full grown females are about 4 pounds (Half the size, not including the fluff of the Orpington!)

From http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Leghorns/BRKLeghorns.html about 2/3's of the way down you will find this adult hen with white ear lobes, yours don't have that but, ... yours are not fully mature yet ... Hard to see the second one in the back that has a redder comb ... they do have both rose comb, and single comb varieties, beside bantams ... Bantams are usually minature sized versions of the Large Fowl (full sized) chickens, somewhere between 1/4 & 1/2 the size of the full sized ones ...

Storybook Farm said:

I know! And I have two. Here's a picture: They were backyard bred. And they always hung out with the guineas, not the other chickens. In fact, one of my seven guineas still hangs with them, making a threesome, when they are out foraging. I'm wondering if they might be red-breasted rosecomb bantums? There's a review on BYC with a picture of their coloring, but I can't find that name as a standard color anywhere else on the Internet. I am REALLY new to breeds: what is a bantum? These two are smaller than all the others; lighter weight for sure. Is a bantum a miniature chicken, of sorts, as with dogs?

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Those look EXACTLY like 2 of my EEs.... The other one has a lighter coloring, but the 2 of them ended up with no beard or muffs, and they are smaller in comparison to their sisters... Otherwise, it looks like you have sexed the roosters correctly...not sure on the teenaged ones, the combs are hard to see in the pictures.. Lovely bunch though! You've received great points from others, so I've got nothing more to add, except, Don't be discouraged; they will all fall into a pattern and youll be able to predict who's doing what...I have to hunt daily for eggs too lol; it happens to us all

I have some EE crosses that look very similar....Welsummer cock over a blue laying EE, they lay olive eggs, have modified pea combs(showing the blue egg gene indicator) and Welsummer feathering patterns and leg color.

aart said:

I have some EE crosses that look very similar....Welsummer cock over a blue laying EE, they lay olive eggs, have modified pea combs(showing the blue egg gene indicator) and Welsummer feathering patterns and leg color.

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Ha! And those would be what my other 3 look like

SO interesting! What's EE?

Storybook Farm said:

SO interesting! What's EE?

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Easter egger, a breed of chicken.

Storybook Farm said:

SO interesting! What's EE?

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Hholly said:

Easter egger, a breed of chicken.

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Yep. Often confusing, the easter eggers lol, many different combinations of coloring... Mixed breeds that have a special trait of laying blue/green eggs!