Campine Chicken thread?

[BYC Man]

All of the markings are there.

 

[debs_flock]

Ah, my guess would be either they gave you a "wrong" egg or there was something else mixed in with that one chick. For sure I'd band it and keep track of it. Even if it grows to look like a campine, I'm not sure I would treat it as pure.

Good luck.

 

[kbh82310]

I'd love to see what it looks like when its grown!

 

[PrestonC]

I don't even know what a chamois chick looks like, but it has campine markings, then could that be a possibility? What hatchery did it come from?

Keep an eye on it and keep us posted!

 

[Wisher1000]

Pictures of Chamois Campines from Feathersite...

 

[Drieslag]

It looks a little bit like a Chamois Campine chick I've seen before. Chamois Campines are apparently 'made' by crossing a white Leghorn male to a Golden Campine chick, for at least 4 generations.
There is a lady in Louisa, Virginia who knows more about them, this is her site Cygnet Hollow Farm.

And there is someone in Australia as well, plus he/she is on BYC! Check this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/443026/chamois-campines.

So perhaps this is an accident and the Leghorn roo got in?

 

[debs_flock]

I've read it the opposite way, GC roo covering WL hens (I have a pen of them set up now). Take any daughters back to their father.

So far I only hatched out two a couple of months ago and I lost those two chicks. I hadn't gotten around to trying to set any more until recently I've collected a few eggs. I hate to raise too many chicks in the middle of winter. I also have a couple of two week trips coming up and my house sitter (my son) gets overwhelmed if I have too many separate pens to care for.

It's bad enough that I leave him with MANY hundreds of birds, alpaca, sheep, dogs, finches and the llama.

 

[lawatt]

took a few pictures of one of my three silver campine chicks (hatched from Deb's eggs) this morning -- all three are looking like boys, and are a day past 6 weeks old:

 

[Wisher1000]

I agree, they all look like cockerals. Sorry, but look at the bright side, it means you can get more eggs!

 

[debs_flock]

They do look like cockerels, but now you have something to go with your two earlier pullets!