A box of bantams

mandieg4

Chirping
11 Years
Dec 31, 2009
45
1
82
Middle Georgia
While I've always had chickens, I've never had bantams before and I've never bought from the feed store. Usually when I need to replace my flock I order one or two specific breeds from the hatchery. Can someone help me out as to what I have here?

The first two chicks look similar in color, but one has dark colored legs with no feathers and the second one had light colored legs and feathers on both legs and feet.
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The next two pictures are of the same chick. Dark beak, dark legs with no feathers. The second picture shows the coloring better. It is such a pretty gray color, almost silver.

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This chick looks like my EE's did when they were babies. Is there such a thing as an EE bantam?

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This chick is mostly yellow with a grayish back. It has feathers on it's legs but not on it's feet.

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The one with the chipmunk stripes looks like my Speckled Sussex chicks...but I don't know much about telling breeds apart when they're chicks.

They're awfully cute though!
 
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Chick #2 is a Cochin (black, or possibly mottled, though I'd guess black), #3 and #4 are self blue OEGB, #5 is probably an OEGB too, possibly bantam EE, but what color are the legs? The last chick is probably a Cochin also. I would've said light brahma bantam, but most hatcheries don't have light brahmas in bantam, just buffs. I don't have a guess on the first chick, too many breeds come in black.
 

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