The one getting curly feathers could be a frizzle maybe. Can you post new pictures? That would help a lot.
Bantams with feathered feet
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watch for pasty butts...the one that everyone is saying is partridge looks like it has poo stuck to its vent if not cleared that can also kill them... if the black is getting curly feathers it could be a frizzle.
yep, thanks to this site i have learned alot about chickens, and i kept their little bottoms cleaned with a wet q tip, the one in question is now fine and no one currently is pasty butted, sadly i think thats why i lost some of my first chickens, i went into it unarmed with knowledge and my only source for advice was daughter's ag teach, he said dont worry about it, they will be fine, no need to clean them, but i have learned he knows more about cows than chickens and my current batch is doing great, almost 4 weeks only lost one out of 16, ya live ya learn i guess, thanks again everyone for advice
watch for pasty butts...the one that everyone is saying is partridge looks like it has poo stuck to its vent if not cleared that can also kill them... if the black is getting curly feathers it could be a frizzle.
yep, thanks to this site i have learned alot about chickens, and i kept their little bottoms cleaned with a wet q tip, the one in question is now fine and no one currently is pasty butted, sadly i think thats why i lost some of my first chickens, i went into it unarmed with knowledge and my only source for advice was daughter's ag teach, he said dont worry about it, they will be fine, no need to clean them, but i have learned he knows more about cows than chickens and my current batch is doing great, almost 4 weeks only lost one out of 16, ya live ya learn i guess, thanks again everyone for advice
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this is pic of curly feathered one any guesses?
another of curly
partridge colored one
shot of her largerish wings
another of curly
partridge colored one
shot of her largerish wings
The black one certainly looks like a frizzle Cochin, and from what I can see of the color of the comb, it's probably a cockerel. The partridge colored one's wings look normal for a bantam -- they usually have long wings. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry//CGA/Cochins/BRKCochinBty.html
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the other "cochin bantams" have very short, puny wings compared to hers thats why i wondered if she was something else, i also thought curly was a boy, thx
the other "cochin bantams" have very short, puny wings compared to hers thats why i wondered if she was something else, i also thought curly was a boy, thx
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I agree.
I agree.
The frizzle boy is adorable!!
Maybe the partridge is part albatross...
Maybe the partridge is part albatross...
Cochins are a large breed (even though a bantam) so the females tend to feather in sooner than the males.
The black frizzle cochin is definitely a boy based on my recent bantam experience. The boys showed combs early, the girls didn't.
I think the partridge one is a cochin, perhaps the others with smaller wings are males that are feathering in more slowly....?
Cute!
The black frizzle cochin is definitely a boy based on my recent bantam experience. The boys showed combs early, the girls didn't.
I think the partridge one is a cochin, perhaps the others with smaller wings are males that are feathering in more slowly....?
Cute!
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