It came from Meyer with my Maran pullets but does not look like them. At 8 days old, here are differences:
1. Beak is completely yellow (my Maran beaks are black-tipped, in varying degrees)
2. Face is pale-masked (like Mickey Mouse, though with freckles) - Marans have dark on top, light on bottom faces
3. Chest is white down center, yellow toward wings - my Maran's chests are uniformly pale-neutral color then shade to charcoal toward wings
4. Primary wing feathers (not seen in pic) are coming in pure white, not barred
Any suggestions? At first this looked like just a slightly different Maran but the older it gets the more different it gets (don't you love these freebie "MYSTERY CHICK NUMBER 26"s)? It's body feathers are not coming in lighter than the others so if a Maran I'm hoping it's not a roo, but would appreciate any guesses!
Here's a pic - sorry, I don't know how to make a live link so you'll have to paste into your browser. Thanks for any help!!
http://stacylewis.com/chickens/yellow-face-04-30.jpg
1. Beak is completely yellow (my Maran beaks are black-tipped, in varying degrees)
2. Face is pale-masked (like Mickey Mouse, though with freckles) - Marans have dark on top, light on bottom faces
3. Chest is white down center, yellow toward wings - my Maran's chests are uniformly pale-neutral color then shade to charcoal toward wings
4. Primary wing feathers (not seen in pic) are coming in pure white, not barred
Any suggestions? At first this looked like just a slightly different Maran but the older it gets the more different it gets (don't you love these freebie "MYSTERY CHICK NUMBER 26"s)? It's body feathers are not coming in lighter than the others so if a Maran I'm hoping it's not a roo, but would appreciate any guesses!
Here's a pic - sorry, I don't know how to make a live link so you'll have to paste into your browser. Thanks for any help!!
http://stacylewis.com/chickens/yellow-face-04-30.jpg