Breed and Gender? Comb? I'm at a loss...

[Hotspurious]

At ~7 weeks Coral is mostly feathered (still dark gray!), gray-ish legs, 4 toes, extremely
small (the smallest of my 10 chicks at born within a day apart), and showing what I believe
to be a cushion comb? (Do the below images show a cushion comb? The infancy of a
strawberry comb? Other?)

Oh, and temperament is very sweet and non-aggressive.

Also, based on this, the above, and the below pics... Any idea about Breed and Gender?

I'm, literally, stumped.

Thx in advance,

Hotspurious
Walnut Creek, CA
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[Megan Amber]

The term I know for that kind of comb is Walnut Comb. Very cute chick, looks a lot like rooster right now. As far as breed goes, does it have feathered legs and or feet?

 

[Hotspurious]

Thx Megan!

Legs and feet are not feathered. They're gray-ish and sized accordingly with her
diminutive size; perhaps with a touch of green?

I'm not finding anything online image-wise that's even close.

A very sweet, calm bird.

Hotspurious
Walnut Creek, CA

 

[Megan Amber]

Well then she most likely is a bantam of sorts. Because of her small size.But let me look up real quick if there are any bantams with that kind of comb!

 

[Megan Amber]

Okay so the closest thing I have found so far is a black bantam Chanteclers. What do you think? Also it might help to know where you got him from.Thanks!

 

[Hotspurious]

From the local Feed and Grain store in Alamo, CA. They were my first stop and also were stumped
by the little bird.

I don't recall the breed you mention listed in the bins where my 3 yr old did his
check selection. Coral was the only bird of her 'variety' in the bin. He had to have him.

I understand that all of their birds originate from the Privett Hatchery in New Mexico.

Does that help?

 

[Puddin Fluff]

True Araucanas have gray green legs and pea combs.



girl on top, boy on bottom. They can have tails but are preferred not to. I forget what age they were when these were taken but they were not fully mature at the time. There are other possibilities out there I am sure, but I am not familiar with a wide variety of breeds. Hope this helps.

 

[Hotspurious]

That's a pretty bird!

 

[Megan Amber]

Actually yes that helped quite a bit! I just went to the Privett Hatchery webpage and searched for chicks that fit her description. One more question though. Was she all black as a chick?

Anyway the breeds I found are as follows. Maybe one of these will sound familiar.

Dark Cornish Bantam
Black Wyandotte
Black Sumatra Bantam

I may have missed some on the webpage though.

 

[Hotspurious]

Yep, here's an early pic (~5 days old):