The other Delawares have indistinct black marks but only this one has the stripes.
I guess if I were breeding the Delawares I should mark this chick as correct? But I'm not so I won't be.
That's a bummer if it works out that way because this is one of the single-combed chicks that I want for...
2 of my new chicks have interesting color variations and I wondered if they mean anything genetically.
First, this Delaware has chipmunk stripes.
Second, this Silver-Laced Wyandotte is very dark, almost black.
They're hatchery birds, from Ideal, so variation is to be expected but I found...