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Breed ID needed.. please help

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by bocephus87, Oct 21, 2009.

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  1. Oct 21, 2009 #1
    bocephus87

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    hey yall, I am new here and also new to keeping chickens, so far I have found lots of helpful info on here and would like to thank you. I have just gotten myself a pair of hens and already love them. Unfortunatly the person i got them from was unable to tell me the breed. Heres a pic I found online that looks very much like them although mine are a little smaller and have more black feathers. I was told they are about 4 months old .. any help is greatly appreciated.. I will post pics of my hens when I get out of school tonight.
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    thank you
    - Dan
     

  4. Oct 21, 2009 #2
    turtleblossom

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    Well, the pics are of Easter Eggers. How do your birds look similar? Do they have a little beard?
     
  6. Oct 21, 2009 #3
    ilroost

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    see if they have black legs, if so they are easter eggers
     
  8. Oct 21, 2009 #4
    bocephus87

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    thank you for the responses, I guess that pic I posted wasnt very accurate.

    Heres a pic I took of my birds. its not the best shot but here they are in there temperary hideout untill i putt the finishing touches on there coop.

    yes they do have black legs, but more of a lead color.

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    thanks agian - Dan
     
  10. Oct 21, 2009 #5
    hinkjc

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    Those have single combs, so not likely EEs. Can you get a pic of them standing?
     
  12. Oct 21, 2009 #6
    ChickenWisperer

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    Quote:Easter Eggers can have any color legs - usually willow/green/slate/black, but they can be yellow/pink/white/ect

    Edit: Not meaning to hijack your thread [​IMG] I agree, I think we need better pictures of them standing and their full body.
     
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  14. Oct 21, 2009 #7
    ve

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    OP your 2 chickens are boys no hens
     

  17. Oct 21, 2009 #8
    obe10

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    it appears to be 1 roo 1 hen to, no clue on the breed though maybe OEGBs?
     
  19. Oct 21, 2009 #9
    BluegrassSeramas

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    No beards on those...

    Could they be a mixed breed? Who was the guy that you got them from? ( Or what did his birds look like is what I mean..)
     
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  21. Oct 21, 2009 #10
    bocephus87

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    thank you all for the responses, If they are roos im deffinatly feelin a little bummed that i was lied to, I suppose i should have gone to a more reputable source here are a few more pics
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