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My new chickens - what breed if any?

post #1 of 11
1/20/12 at 12:51am
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Hi - I'm in australia, so not sure if that affects what breeds I have access to. 

Anyway, here are my two new chickens - both about 5 weeks old.  (sorry I can't work out how to turn the photos around)

Given to me by my sister in law yesterday:

 

The first one is Sally Speckles - she's so pretty! I can't wait to see what she'll look like when she matures (if anyone can pinpoint the breed, then I can look it up and have a bit of an idea)

Sally Speckles 5wks.JPG

The second one is Tulip. Her feathers arent nearly as impressive, with more of a patchy coverage. Any ideas on breed would be awesome.

Tulip 5wks.JPG

 

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post #2 of 11
1/20/12 at 12:52am
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I can't tell what they are, BUT the first one looks like a cockerel. 

 

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Keeper of 26 hens,  4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

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post #3 of 11
1/20/12 at 1:43am
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I can't tell what they are, BUT the first one looks like a cockerel. 

 

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They look like they might have a bit of Silkie in them but definetly not purebreds.

Orpingtons are the best breed. Fluffy butts, huge eyes and such a friendly temperament.....what more could you want?

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Orpingtons are the best breed. Fluffy butts, huge eyes and such a friendly temperament.....what more could you want?

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post #4 of 11
1/20/12 at 3:18am

1st one is a spangle pekin, 2nd silkie x.

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post #5 of 11
1/20/12 at 11:55am

they both could be a mix or the first is a spangled Cochin (pekin)  and the second is a silkie mix

 

im going with both mixes or something we dont know lol  im sure theres breeds there we dnt have here

 

1st looks like a little cockrel

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post #6 of 11
1/20/12 at 12:05pm
First one is definitely cockerel! To have a comb that red at this age.. hmm.png

I would say the second one has silkie in it's past. Both don't look pure to me.

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post #7 of 11
1/20/12 at 6:35pm
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OK, I'm chicken-illiterate, so can someone please explain "cockerel" for me. I'm assuming it means baby rooster, coz if it is a baby rooster, I'm going to have to rehome him - we aren't legally allowed roosters here hu.gif

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post #8 of 11
1/20/12 at 7:26pm

cockerel = rooster

pullet = hen

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post #9 of 11
1/20/12 at 8:21pm
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OK, I'm chicken-illiterate, so can someone please explain "cockerel" for me. I'm assuming it means baby rooster, coz if it is a baby rooster, I'm going to have to rehome him - we aren't legally allowed roosters here hu.gif



id say send him to me haha. wish u could. hes so cute. to bad ur in a differnt country

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post #10 of 11
1/20/12 at 8:31pm
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id say send him to me haha. wish u could. hes so cute. to bad ur in a differnt country


HaHa Stephanie! 

I've been doing some research, and it does seem as though Sally is a boy :(

I've contacted my sister in law, who gave us the chicks, and she's happy for us to take him back and swap with one that doesn't show so many signs as being a cockerel. 

Sally has the red comb, the wattle (?) is even more red, is quite adveturous and bold, is larger than Tulip, and has much thicker feather coverage. 

I'm so disappointed though, Sally was my fave hit.gif

 

Edit - have checked the spur formation but couldnt' note any difference between the 2 birds. 

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