African or Brown Chinese?

[mindyhere]

Hi everyone.

I have a three year old hen, not sure if she's African or Brown Chinese. She doesn't have a dewlap, so I'm thinking she's a Brown Chinese, but her neck doesn't seem to be as long as those, and she's a bit bulkier.

Any opinions?

 

[snowydiamonds]

American Buff's come with or without the knob, I've got 4 without knobs Look on Feathersite.com and see what that says...

 

[mindyhere]

I didn't know Amer Buffs have knobs. At the top of the beak? I see on that site how some of them have bumps on their heads... What about the coloring. Buffs seem to be lighter. But those aren't the best pictures for them on that site, so hard to tell.

Thanks for the link!

 

[poultrykeeper08]

I would say african but i may be wrong
i never heard of buffs having nobs

 

[vicki2x2]

I would say African also, just not the Giant Dewlap Africans. American Buffs do not come with knobs but there are some with tufts.

Edited to add: Buffs are also lighter that that.

 

[mindyhere]

Just found this, and it says a breed defect of the African is lack of dewlap. That was the only thing throwing me off.

http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/african.htm#african


I'm leaning toward African too, since she carries lower to the ground, and not as high as B Chinese.

 

[HeirloomHeritageFarms]

I say it's a young African. I raise the Brown Chinese, and the stature is different - Brown Chinese bodies are angled, where the Africans are more level like this one is.

Also, Brown Chinese have longer necks (they are also called "swan geese" because of it)

the Dewlap Africans are relly hard to find... I have the Dewlap Toulouse... I like the Dewlap varieties

Hope this helps...

Dawn

 

[chickenfanatic]

id say african

 

[NYREDS]

Definately African. Body is all wrong for a China.

 

[duckman]

African for sure. The females don't have a big dewlap.

Duckman