A rescue mystery

[warmheart]

Pardon the terribly blurry quick cell phone pic. I will get better ones as soon as someone can assist me. Anyway, I cannot guess her breed. She was given to me as a "Belgian Bantam." I absolutely ***love*** her!

I'm curious, as she seems too big to be a bantam, (she's nearly Easter Egger-sized, almost) and the D'anvers has a rose comb with dark legs, and she has a straight comb and pink legs. She is ADORABLE! She does make an odd sound, though: "Brrrt, Brrrrt." Maybe she's a D'anvers mix?

Her feathers somehow have BOTH quail and mille fleur.

Amazingly, she's totally happy being picked up, hand-fed, etc. Ideas on breed or mix?

 

[GoldenSparrow]

I LOVE her!!! she is so so cute!

 

[Pele]

Does she have feathers on her legs? She may be a faverolles cross.

 

[warmheart]

She has clean legs, but you're right, her poofy neck and muffs do look kind of Faverolles-ish. She's a mystery!

GoldenSparrow, thank you!

 

[mohawkbrian]

she is belgian danvers i think

 

[Pele]

she is belgian danvers i think

That's what I would have said if her comb wasn't straight. It's possible she's a hatchery quality one, and the hatchery is being messy with the genetics.

 

[warmheart]

Belgian D'anvers! The man who gave her to us said she was a Belgian Bantam. She does look bantam in the face and eye, but I thought D'anvers were as small as a person's hand? (I'm new, so, I'm not sure) Can a hatchery quality D'anvers bit a bit bigger? With pink legs instead of slate-colored? She really is astoundingly sweet and easy to handle. (not sure if that's because she's unwell yet or typical of D'anvers?)

 

[mohawkbrian]

Thesebirds are friendly. One breed recomended for kids. She could be impure as she looks about like a booted bantam without feathered legs but definately has some belgian in her

 

[warmheart]

My gosh but I'm so surprised at how very friendly-- and sweet! No wonder people adore these Belgians! I am in love.