Bantam breeds?

[jlamp124]

Hey all! We have some bantams that we're unsure of their breeds. They're about 5 weeks old in this picture. Can anyone help us out? Thanks!!

 

[Pyxis]

The first guy looks like a silver or gold duckwing OEGB cockerel. The second appears to be a porcelain d'uccle. And lastly, there are a few possibilities. Maybe a black Dutch, or black OEGB, etc. You'll be able to tell better as it grows more.

 

[drumstick diva]

x2 my money is on pyxis -

 

[jlamp124]

The first guy looks like a silver or gold duckwing OEGB cockerel. The second appears to be a porcelain d'uccle. And lastly, there are a few possibilities. Maybe a black Dutch, or black OEGB, etc. You'll be able to tell better as it grows more.

Thank you! I searched Google for some images of these breeds as chicks and you are right on the money with the first 2 for sure! And probably with the third as well, but agreed that it may be too soon to tell.
As for the duckwing, why do you say that it's a cockerel? We made an attempt to vent the bunch when we got them but we're newbies and didn't think we saw any males. We have 2 other duckwings as well.

 

[Pyxis]

Thank you! I searched Google for some images of these breeds as chicks and you are right on the money with the first 2 for sure! And probably with the third as well, but agreed that it may be too soon to tell.
As for the duckwing, why do you say that it's a cockerel? We made an attempt to vent the bunch when we got them but we're newbies and didn't think we saw any males. We have 2 other duckwings as well.

The color is all cockerel, and the comb growth and redness says cockerel as well. Duckwing OEGB females look very different from the males.

 

[jlamp124]

The color is all cockerel, and the comb growth and redness says cockerel as well. Duckwing OEGB females look very different from the males.

So we definitely have 3 cockerel then, correct?
Will we have issues with having 3 roos? We have 7 Isa brown pullets, would we be able to get a 4th standard breed rooster?

 

[Pyxis]

Oh yep, those are all cockerels.

3 cockerels to 7 hens might be a problem, but since they are LF hens it might be okay. Your bantam hens would have a hard time though unless you have quite a few. Bantams generally aren't as hard on their girls as LF, so you could get away with pairs for the bantams, maybe. Preferably trios at least, though.

 

[jlamp124]

Oh yep, those are all cockerels.

3 cockerels to 7 hens might be a problem, but since they are LF hens it might be okay. Your bantam hens would have a hard time though unless you have quite a few. Bantams generally aren't as hard on their girls as LF, so you could get away with pairs for the bantams, maybe. Preferably trios at least, though.

So we have the 2 bantam females (the black and the d'uccle) and then 7 Isa brown females. Should we try to get more bantam females to even out the ratios?

 

[Pyxis]

So we have the 2 bantam females (the black and the d'uccle) and then 7 Isa brown females. Should we try to get more bantam females to even out the ratios?

I would. The bantam males are likely going to be trying to mate with the bantams, not the LF girls. Not that they won't try, but they're unlikely to be able to actually mate with them due to size difference.