amherst and golden hens

[bandbaustin]

Due to a mix up at my vet's office (he incubates my eggs for me) What is a sure fire way to tell the difference between golden chicks and lady amherst chicks. I do not want to mix these species together by accident. I thought it was the leg color but they all seem to have the same leg color. Thanks for the help.

 

[Charliet]

the young amherst chicks will be overall darker than the goldens chicks, but certaintly by the time they start feathering out good you should be able to see a noted difference between them with their patterns, also check against the hens pattern to be sure, you can also look at the face around a month and ahalf to two months old the amherst will start to get a little blue around the eyes wile goldens are more yellow
hope this helps