I got a 'baker's dozen' bantam chick assortment a couple days ago, and the curiosity is killing me. *grin*
i ended up with 2 of the same breed/color/whatever, the rest are individuals of their color/etc... 7 are feather-legged, the other 6 are clean legs.
keep in mind i've had these chicks for 2 days and i think tractor supply said they got them in 2 days before. (maybe longer?)
I've numbered them by the order the pics were taken in, so forgive if there isn't any rhyme or reason to my 'system' other than that's how they came out of the box.
description is below the pic...
feather-legs
3 - buff chick - flights are showing some black speckling
6 - pale blue/yellow fuzz, flights are coming in a pale blue/grey tint
7 - got 2 of these. they are greyish with darker stripes/speckling in the fuzz, flights are dark with a light edge
10 - dark grey/black with ligher grey/silver undersides and wings, face has more of a yellow/tan tinge to it, flights are dark with tan/buff on the leading edges
11 - dark brown back with lighter brown/tan undersides/wings, flights are dark with light tan edges and some speckling in the dark - sorry the pics are fuzzy, she wouldn't hold still!
12 - originally thought was a white silkie, but has pink skin. does have 5 toes. light yellow fuzz, flights are coming in white
for the clean leggers,
1 - teeny - black and white fuzz in an interesting pattern, primary flights are mostly white with some grey/black shading (not near the tips) and the first few secondary flights are white, the rest black
2 - nice brown/red fuzz with darker (brown/black) stripes on its back. small black stripe on the back of the head/neck. flights are coming in brown/black speckled
4 - teeny - blue/grey fuzz, darker on top of head and back of neck, flights are coming in a medium shade of grey with slightly lighter tips - this chick is the first to sound off about ANYTHING. nicknamed 'the mouth' LOL
5 - teeny - multi-colored fuzz, light grey with brown areas bordered in black, black 'eyeliner' as well. pics do a better description... flight feathers are speckled grey/black
8 - pretty sure this one's a polish but not 100%. has mostly black fuzz with a white 'topknot' - i've noticed irregular dark spots on the legs and face.
9 - for some reason this teeny little one may near the top of my favorites list. mostly and inky black fuzz with lighter buff pattern around the head/face. flights are pure black.
I've loaded these and more pics to my own website (under construction) but the pics folder works at least... http://ki4got.com/pics/chicks yeah pretty simple LOL
if it ends in t it's the thumbnail, the rest were resized for convenience... there are a number of group shots as well.
maybe someone can help ease the curiosity syndrome LOL
I'm not even going to try sexing them yet...
thanks for any thoughts/ideas
Karen
i ended up with 2 of the same breed/color/whatever, the rest are individuals of their color/etc... 7 are feather-legged, the other 6 are clean legs.
keep in mind i've had these chicks for 2 days and i think tractor supply said they got them in 2 days before. (maybe longer?)
I've numbered them by the order the pics were taken in, so forgive if there isn't any rhyme or reason to my 'system' other than that's how they came out of the box.
description is below the pic...
feather-legs

3 - buff chick - flights are showing some black speckling

6 - pale blue/yellow fuzz, flights are coming in a pale blue/grey tint


7 - got 2 of these. they are greyish with darker stripes/speckling in the fuzz, flights are dark with a light edge

10 - dark grey/black with ligher grey/silver undersides and wings, face has more of a yellow/tan tinge to it, flights are dark with tan/buff on the leading edges

11 - dark brown back with lighter brown/tan undersides/wings, flights are dark with light tan edges and some speckling in the dark - sorry the pics are fuzzy, she wouldn't hold still!

12 - originally thought was a white silkie, but has pink skin. does have 5 toes. light yellow fuzz, flights are coming in white
for the clean leggers,


1 - teeny - black and white fuzz in an interesting pattern, primary flights are mostly white with some grey/black shading (not near the tips) and the first few secondary flights are white, the rest black

2 - nice brown/red fuzz with darker (brown/black) stripes on its back. small black stripe on the back of the head/neck. flights are coming in brown/black speckled

4 - teeny - blue/grey fuzz, darker on top of head and back of neck, flights are coming in a medium shade of grey with slightly lighter tips - this chick is the first to sound off about ANYTHING. nicknamed 'the mouth' LOL



5 - teeny - multi-colored fuzz, light grey with brown areas bordered in black, black 'eyeliner' as well. pics do a better description... flight feathers are speckled grey/black


8 - pretty sure this one's a polish but not 100%. has mostly black fuzz with a white 'topknot' - i've noticed irregular dark spots on the legs and face.

9 - for some reason this teeny little one may near the top of my favorites list. mostly and inky black fuzz with lighter buff pattern around the head/face. flights are pure black.
I've loaded these and more pics to my own website (under construction) but the pics folder works at least... http://ki4got.com/pics/chicks yeah pretty simple LOL
if it ends in t it's the thumbnail, the rest were resized for convenience... there are a number of group shots as well.
maybe someone can help ease the curiosity syndrome LOL
I'm not even going to try sexing them yet...
thanks for any thoughts/ideas
Karen
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