Yup. Just a black sex-link. These are a first generation hybrid produced by covering a barred or cuckoo colored hen with a solid rooster that carried no dominant white, usually a red bird is used. In this combination, because the offspring only inherit the barred gene from the mother, only the...
No chance, sebrights have pea combs, which is dominant, so any crosses for several generations would not have those nice clean single combs.
With the stature and drop wings, I would agree OEG or hatchery stock Nankins (which come in single and rose combed).
I'd put money on "rainbow." One of the new crosses being sold to feed stores as good dual purpose stock. Definitely NOT buff orp with the yellow legs and color bleed through. Also if she had striping as a chick, that indicates crossing with a brown or red bird.
Hi there. I have SQ BLR Wyandotte bantams that are laying well if you are interested. I'm in Oregon. Can usually ship about 12 eggs easily in a med. flat-rate priority box for $45 shipping included. Thanks.
Sorry, that is a lovely boy, but a silver penciled bird he is not. Males of the partridge or silver penciled (silver partridge) pattern are very distinctly different from the females. They have solid black breasts and body and the only color, either silver or red, comes into their hackles and...
Well hen in the photo by herself is likely a buff chantecler. They are a very nice cold-hardy dual purpose breed originating from Canada. Ideal also sells buff cornish though and she may be just a hatchery quality cornish. The other is not buff but a color called "wheaten" and without a better...
Well, if you got them from a feed store or other local supply then they are certainly not English Orpingtons, but American buff orps are very common and look a lot like a buff rock, just with white/pink legs and skin and a very petite single comb. They also vary in shade quite a bit. Some are...
Firstly, are you sure these are legbars? I raise these birds, and those do not look like my chicks. I realize that some lines vary in how dark or light they are as chicks, but here is a pic of two males and a female.
I your last photo, I see the first from left and second from right are Legbar pullets, the three in the middle looking to the left are all bielfelder pullets, the one whos behind we are seeing could be either breed as I can't tell if she's crested, and the last one on the right look to be a...
It really is too early to tell for sure, they are clearly "buff," but they could be Plymouth Rocks or Orpingtons (or leghorns for that matter). Wait until they get a little bigger to look at comb size and body type to be sure, but just based on what is most common I would guess American orps.
Here are a couple photos from Purely Poultry and yes, as per DonRae, they are described as: "a new type of chicken being bred for both meat and egg production. These are beautiful birds that appear black or black with red at first glance. But then as the light hits them, their feathers flash in...
They look like:
1. Dark Brahma or Silver pencilled cochin depends on comb
2. White Cochin
3. (can't see legs, feathered or no?) will be a red bird
4. Buff Cochin
5. Red Cochin
Also, please see photos of the recognized Ameraucana colors as per the standard of perfection at http://www.ameraucana.org/photos.html
And be aware that any bird, even one coming out of two pure Ameraucana parents who does NOT meet the standard either in color or in egg color, or for any other...
Sadly, if a bird with MG had access to your flock, even if none of your birds have symptoms or appear sick, they are all carriers now. This is a classic example of why the disease is so common. Vet statistics report that between 75 and 90 percent of ALL flocks in America carry MG, yet most...
Unfortunately, while technically the white spot is still there on the male chicks, you won't be able to see it any more because most of the other head feathers will also be white on both sexes, so you loose the ability to sex at hatch. Still might be worth it though.
You could breed your...