Breed question!

[NoodlesMama]

I have no clue on most of your chicks but I think that the first one looks like a porcelain d’Uccle bantam or a least a lot like mine looked when she was little.

 

[Dreamer777]

I have no clue on most of your chicks but I think that the first one looks like a porcelain d’Uccle bantam or a least a lot like mine looked when she was little.

That was my first thought too! Which I’ll be okay with anything they end up being, just curiosity!

 

[cstephens1987]

Yay! So I may have gotten 1 correct...is is possible to have a bantam Brahma? Like I said in the post, I work for tsc, an I’m the one that unboxed the chicks, they were hatchery labeled as bantams

There is actually a bantam Brahma

 

[Dreamer777]

There is actually a bantam Brahma

Okay, wasn’t sure. Lol an from what I know brahmas are supposed to be super friendly. I’m all about it!

 

[cstephens1987]

Okay, wasn’t sure. Lol an from what I know brahmas are supposed to be super friendly. I’m all about it!

Well the jolly Giants usually are. Not so sure on the bantams though

 

[Gray Farms]

Agreed on the Brahma. Not sure on the lavender. What gives it away as oeg at this point out of curiosity?

When you hear hoof beats think horses not zebras. Lav/Self Blue pattern and clean legged from a hatchery assortment at a feed store. Old English Game bantam would be the most likely.

 

[cstephens1987]

When you hear hoof beats think horses not zebras. Lav/Self Blue pattern and clean legged from a hatchery assortment at a feed store. Old English Game bantam would be the most likely.

I didn't think zebra, I just didn't have enough to go on to say they were hoofbeats in the first place lol. Just asking for tips on how you discern. I'm not familiar enough with game birds to spot them until their adult shapes and looks come into play

 

[Gray Farms]

Yay! So I may have gotten 1 correct...is is possible to have a bantam Brahma? Like I said in the post, I work for tsc, an I’m the one that unboxed the chicks, they were hatchery labeled as bantams

Yes there are bantam Brahmas. They are very common, especially Lights and Buffs. Almost every hatchery breeds them.

 

[Gray Farms]

I didn't think zebra, I just didn't have enough to go on to say they were hoofbeats in the first place lol. Just asking for tips on how you discern. I'm not familiar enough with game birds to spot them until their adult shapes and looks come into play

When dealing with hatchery/feed store chicks I try not to over think it. First I tell myself that these are hatchery bantams. So they are most likely to be very common breeds and varieties. Then I look at the traits.

Clean legs narrow it down to Old English, Sebright, Rosecomb, Japs, and maybe Dutch as these are the most common clean legged hatchery bantam breeds.

Single comb narrows it down to Old English, Dutch, and Japs.

Slate legs narrow it down to Old English and Dutch.

Then I look at the color/pattern. This chick is Self Blue. And where as Self Blue Old English are very common and Self Blue Dutch would be quite rare.

I personally think its a Self Blue Old English Game bantam. That's not to say I couldn't be wrong. But thats the most likely determination at this point.

 

[Gray Farms]

I have no clue on most of your chicks but I think that the first one looks like a porcelain d’Uccle bantam or a least a lot like mine looked when she was little.

Except your d'Uccle was bearded and feather legged.