Are they sexlink bantams?…

[Heidiypi1]

Well the baby chookies I thought I had turned out to be extremely small bantams, they are as cute as anything I adore the, but we had no idea we had bought bantams!… very bad chicken reseller, at the least they should know what they have!… so they started to lay eggs every second day and they are like the tiny fairy eggs you can get when a hen first starts to lay, they are tiny! Does anyone think they are sexlink bantams?.. still have no idea, the funny looking one has a scissor beak and more hackles and feathers than the other, it’s hard to see how small they are but they are tiny compared to my other 6 chicken, I can scoop them up one in each hand easily!

 

[cavemanrich]

I do not know of Sex-link Bantams,,, but there may be possibilities. Sometimes the difference is so slight, but experienced keepers can identify the hens from the cockerels early on.
BTW,, those hens are cute
I may have a slanted opinion about bantams,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, because 6 out of the 7 chickens I have are Banties.
Yes the eggs are somewhat smaller,, like ½ but I still use them. Just need more of them in my recipes.

On the cross beak. You can try to file the TOP beak slightly to make a better fit, only. (NEVER THE BOTTOM)
A healthier beak will allow chicken to eat better. Often times cross beak chickens do not live long,,,,, due to not getting enough nutrition

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I suspect based on their coloration and shape that they are a mix of hatchery-quality Mille Fleur d'Uccle and Black Cochin bantam. That would not make sexlinks, just cute little mixes like these girls. They're completely adorable regardless of what they are!

 

[Heidiypi1]

I suspect based on their coloration and shape that they are a mix of hatchery-quality Mille Fleur d'Uccle and Black Cochin bantam. That would not make sexlinks, just cute little mixes like these girls. They're completely adorable regardless of what they are!

Thank you so much for your reply!

 

[Heidiypi1]

I do not know of Sex-link Bantams,,, but there may be possibilities. Sometimes the difference is so slight, but experienced keepers can identify the hens from the cockerels early on.
BTW,, those hens are cute
I may have a slanted opinion about bantams,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, because 6 out of the 7 chickens I have are Banties.
Yes the eggs are somewhat smaller,, like ½ but I still use them. Just need more of them in my recipes.

On the cross beak. You can try to file the TOP beak slightly to make a better fit, only. (NEVER THE BOTTOM)
A healthier beak will allow chicken to eat better. Often times cross beak chickens do not live long,,,,, due to not getting enough nutrition

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Thank you so much for your kind reply!

 

[Yardmom]

Sex linking is using a combination of female and male coloring that results in the male offspring being different (normally in color). An example would be female barred crossed with male solid results in male barred and female solid. The size of the birds could be bantam or standard.

 

[Heidiypi1]

Sex linking is using a combination of female and male coloring that results in the male offspring being different (normally in color). An example would be female barred crossed with male solid results in male barred and female solid. The size of the birds could be bantam or standard.

Thank you for your time, you obviously know a lot more in detail about chickens than I do, mine are tiny bantams, no idea what breed!

 

[HappyClucker7]

They look like possible cochin/d'uccle mixes. Very cute!