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It also has the white/willow-y skin of a d’uccle. So I firmly believe there is some d’uccle in there. But something making it triple-sized.

Oh my!

I’ll have to ask all they have, but they do have Cochins and meaties too. But all separated. So it’s strange. Maybe it’s just a strange genetic anomaly. I have an Orpington hen that is GIANT. Like 12.5 lbs. Huge feet and giant head. Just a weird anomaly.

Any bird can. In general it’s frowned on in most breeds. The little one is certainly a d’uccle. The fact they came together as hatchmates and the coloring being the same makes me wonder what mystery mix it is. It started as small as a tiny d’uccle but with an almost fiddle shaped body (not...

Super strange to have a combo of those! Either way it’s just a love. Loves to cuddle the tiny and seems to enjoy being scratched and cuddled. The lack of any tail feathers at all is strange. It’s never grown anything from the actual tail. Weird, right?

It has giant vulture hocks, but it has a similar base tail feathers to a Cochin. But it’s a very different body shape. Possibly a full-size Cochin. But really nice vulture hocks (assuming it was a d’uccle they’d have my heart a-flutter.)

This sweet giant was sold as a hatchmate of the tiny lavender d’uccle next to it. Sweet giant thing has feathered so slowly. It barely walks. It’s hefty. Dense. But it has gorgeous feathered feet, and vulture hocks like a d’uccle should, but it’s near full d’uccle size at 5.5 weeks. Also...

My blue Wyandotte has black leg wash over yellow.

Yes! I got her at Thanksgiving Point.

Ha, maybe we're neighbors, as this is about a mile or two from me.

It is a farm, but they have a lot of exotic animals and attractions and even restaurants that they provide the food for on acres and acres. So farmers work there, but it's owned by a rich family. So I think one of the farm shop helpers just popped her into the brooder. But I'm guessing it was...

I'm also assuming female because of the dark and distinct eyeliner and the distinct chipmunk striping that is common with wild type.

It does a bit. Though it is more of a silver duckwing patterning for sure than a splotchy down pattern. She's also quite a loud little thing, if that's any clue.

I'm sure it will become more obvious as time rolls by. I'm feeling pretty confident of the bantam bit. But the rest is a bit more mysterious.

Ok, I'm talking about the smallest chick in the image. I was at the farm to get chicken food, and noticed this little one with bad spraddle legs. She could not even stand. They said she was just out of the incubator. I bought her to fix her legs (she just got her splint off today and is...