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we were told this was a game rooster,  but the eggs that are hatching from our game hens look like brown legghorns can any one telll us what he is?

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This is one of the chicks

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I know that Old English Game chicks do look like Leghorn chicks sometimes, so just wait!

 

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It's the shape that makes the breed, and the color that makes the variety.

 

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post #3 of 12

That's a game rooster. There are many chicks that have the chipmunk pattern.

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I live with my partner and our daughter in the foothills of NC. We LOVE our critters!
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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #5 of 12

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That is a game rooster. 

 

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post #6 of 12

Hello and welcome!!

We have a dozen different breeds of chickens and we love them all!

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We have a dozen different breeds of chickens and we love them all!

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post #7 of 12

Hi && Welcome!!!

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Def. a game rooster.

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thanks everyone

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Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. A game roo indeed but I can't figure out which kind. That comb is throwing me off. idunno.gif

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

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