Ideal Bantams

AuberyMirkwood · Aug 7, 2011

My Ideal bantam assortment arrived Friday!

Would anyone like to help me guess as to the breeds?

I tried to match like chicks together. They at least have the same comb if they are together.

#1 Single comb

#2 Single comb

#3 There actually two that are like this but the other one is smaller, has pinker legs and beak, and does not have a single comb. Edit add picture of second one.

#4 Is a white silkie and I am desperately hoping it's a girl, but he already has an impressive comb for a chick and is larger then the other chicks, we'll see lol

#5 Single comb

#6 Single comb

#7 Single comb

#8 Single comb

#9 Single comb

#10 Non single comb. No comb showing, rose comb?

#11 This little guy has stripes on his back which make him different from the #10s Single comb

#12 Non single comb, Small ridge of comb, pea comb?

#13 This little guy is the one I am mot curious about. See the spots on his head? Non single comb, flat, pea comb?

#14 Single comb

#15 This little guy is the tiniest. Single comb. Edit size comparison to silkie

#16

#17 He would not hold still for anything! He has clean legs. Single comb Edit: another pic

I took these pictures with my new phone, I can't believe how good the quality is!

becky3086 · Aug 7, 2011

I don't know but a lot of them look like cochin to me. #12 looks like a d'uccle, #3 looks like a self blue OEG, you are, of course, right on the silkie.

GardeNerd · Aug 7, 2011

Can you post what kinds of combs they have?

I do better on the feather legged chicks than clean legged. These are my guesses without knowing comb types:

#1 Silver Pencilled Cochins (I have raised these. They mature really slowly. I kept thinking my two were boys due to lack of feathers. They were ugly until about 9 weeks old.)
#2 Dark Brahma?
#3 Self Blue old english
#4 looks more like a Buff Silkie
#5 Black cochins
#6 Red Cochin (mine were not very red, had sparse leg feathering more of a dark buff at maturity.)
#7 Golden Laced old enlish
#8 Partridge Cochin
#9 Silver Laced Cochin
#10 Light Brahma or Mottled Cochin (What kind of comb do they have?)
#11 Might be another Silver Penciled. Mine had a little variability in chick patterning.
#12 Golden Laced Cochin or Mille fluer D'uccle
#13 Black Tailed Buff Japanese
#14 Buff Cochin
#15 Red Cochin
#16 Red Cochin
#17 White Japanese or White Cornish?

In the shipment I got two weeks ago, I got 17 cochins. I was so excited since they are my favorite.

OtterCreekRanch · Aug 7, 2011

A good way to help figure what they are is to go through and make a list of the breeds they have available and are not sold out of. They replace their breeding stock ever summer I believe so if it says sold out at this point, they probably really are out until their new breeders start to lay again. I think I ordered a few specific chicks about a month ago and lost a few in shipping and was told they could not replace them and could only refund them because those types were done for the year.

#3 is without a doubt a Self Blue OEGB as the other two posters mentioned. I have had dozens of those sweet little babies.

AuberyMirkwood · Aug 7, 2011

I have posted Combs and a few new pics! ^_^

Theeggboxtoo · Aug 7, 2011

1. Blue Mille Fleur d'Uccle
2. Partridge Cochin
3. Self Blue Old English
5. Mottled Cochin
6. Buff Cochin
7. Black Tailed Buff Japanese
8. Buff Brahma
9. Silver Laced Cochin
10. Light Brahma
11. Blue Cochin
12. Golden Laced Cochin
13. Black Tailed Buff Japanese
14. Buff Cochin
15. Buff Laced Sebright Bantam
16. Red Cochin
17. Silver Sebright?

They are all really cute!

AuberyMirkwood · Aug 7, 2011

Thank you everyone who has been guessing! This is my first time with bantams other then silkies, and never feather footed babies! Keep guessing everyone, I'll keep up with this and when we know who everyone is I'll post who guessed closest!

AuberyMirkwood · Aug 12, 2011

Just noticed today that one of my black cochin chicks is a frizzle!

AuberyMirkwood · Aug 29, 2011

Four weeks old on Wednesday! Pretty positive on these ID's

My Ideal bantam assortment arrived Friday!

Would anyone like to help me guess as to the breeds?

I tried to match like chicks together. They at least have the same comb if they are together.

#1 Single comb = Silver Penciled Cochins

#2 Single comb = Silver Penciled Cochins

#3 There actually two that are like this but the other one is smaller, has pinker legs and beak, and does not have a single comb. Edit add picture of second one. = Self Blue Old English and Americana

#4 Is a white silkie and I am desperately hoping it's a girl, but he already has an impressive comb for a chick and is larger then the other chicks, we'll see lol = White Silkie

#5 Single comb = Black Frile Cochin

#6 Single comb= Runt lost

#7 Single comb = Buff Balck Tailed Japanese

#8 Single comb = Golden laced cochin

#9 Single comb = Lost one Silver Laced Cochin

#10 Non single comb. No comb showing, rose comb? = Light Brahmas

#11 This little guy has stripes on his back which make him different from the #10s Single comb = Silver Laced cochin

#12 Non single comb, Small ridge of comb, pea comb? Buff Brahma

#13 This little guy is the one I am mot curious about. See the spots on his head? Non single comb, flat, pea comb? Red Laced Cornish lost as well

#14 Single comb =Buff cochin

# Single comb = White black tailed japanese

I took these pictures with my new phone, I can't believe how good the quality is!

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