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bantam breeds?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by bamachicks8, Mar 22, 2013.

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  1. Mar 22, 2013 #1
    bamachicks8

    bamachicks8 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Could someone please help me identify these bantams
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    Also I'm not exactly sure how old they are or my black copper maran chick is but it also has wing feathers and tail feathers coming in, the bcm is a lot smaller than the other two could it be a bantam?
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  3. Mar 23, 2013 #2
    ramirezframing

    ramirezframing Overrun With Chickens

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    looks like they might be cochins
     
  5. Mar 23, 2013 #3
    angelcheex

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    Looks like they might be super cute! Haha! I agree about cochins. My blue cochin looked like them when she was a chick.
     
  7. Mar 23, 2013 #4
    MuddyBootsPA

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    Your darker chick looks just like the black bantam I have. I am trying to determine the breed too. The only difference is that mine doesn't have fuzz on his/her feeties :)

    I am thinking mine might be a mixed breed.

    Good luck. I'll be watching this thread to see if any answers sound like they could be for my little lady/gent too.
     
  9. Mar 23, 2013 #5
    bamachicks8

    bamachicks8 Chillin' With My Peeps

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  11. Mar 23, 2013 #6
    dretd

    dretd Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I agree with the above consensus about the feather-footed ones looking like Cochins. Maybe Black and partridge and if they are both the same age and they are both Cochins, the black is feathering out more slowly and that is an indicator of boy.

    As for the Marans. Is it the same age as the other two? I think that Bantam Marans are still project birds so it is unlikely that you have one unless these cuties came from a breeder. Cochins feather out really slowly compared to most other breeds I've had so it may be that they are just a bit older than the Marans. Is it possible that they are not bantams after all? Where did you get them from?
     
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  13. Mar 23, 2013 #7
    bamachicks8

    bamachicks8 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    The bantams came from a feed store the maran came from a dh's boss
     

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