Are these two the same or not?

[tbitt]

AND...what the heck are they?


They come from Townline Hatchery.


When I contacted them (sent pictures) this is what I got back.


Quote: So.... with the above reply...What can these be??!?!?

This is the bigger of the two - has a bigger comb




The wings are different:



As you can also see in the below picture, they have a bit differant feathering colors



The tops of their heads are different, as well as the neck feathering...:



And a short video (is that a beginning of a crow I hear?):
http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/TBitt/Chickens/Bantams/?action=view&current=DSCF4705.mp4

 

[SherrieT]

Well, what ever they are, looks like you have a pair of them. Congrats ??

Could the differences just be sexual differentiation?

 

[tbitt]

Well if one is a pullet I will be happy....

I really do think the one is a Roo... That is the one making the noise in the video....

 

[Shell-in-NE]

Tbitt, they look like the same breed, maybe just came from different parents. Like the difference you see in the EEs?
I don't want to mess with with my internet connection to much by trying to get your video to load , but if your hearing something that sounds like the chick needs to do a shot of WD40 .. then you have yourself a roo!

 

[tbitt]

It is so funny, the noise it makes sounds like a chordal, but the way it moved while doing is looks so much like a roo crowing. It is rather funny looking in a a bird so small!

 

[Nicole01]

A speckled Sussex pair. Yep, that's a crow.

 

[Hezz]

Sure sounds like it's trying to crow to me, and the movement gives it away.

 

[HEChicken]

Too cute! I've never seen such a young lad trying to crow before.

 

[tbitt]

A speckled Sussex pair. Yep, that's a crow.

Thanks for the suggestion Nicole, but that breed is not on the list that Townline sent me (list posted at the top of post #1).
This is a tad bit frustrating....

Too cute! I've never seen such a young lad trying to crow before.

He is about 4 weeks old. I had pulled him and the other chicken from the group to separate them and he was upset. Maybe being so upset gave him the idea to crow. I don't know but I sure did giggle when he started doing it!

 

[BantamBabesFarm]

Looks like a pair of Old english game bantams to me. In the Black breasted red color... Also know as BBR OEGB