Chicken Question...

[carmeninthecountry]

A buddy of mine gave me an egg to hatch out and it is hatching... but I cannot remember the name of the chicken...

I do know that the parents of the chick have VERY VERY VERY LONG legs like a mile high..LOL...what are they called... sorry I do not have a Picture

 

[hennyannie]

Malay? Did I misspell?

 

[Illia]

Was the chicken itself upright almost like a person, or did it just simply have long legs?

Langshans have long legs, but a normal body posture.


Malays, Shamos, Thais, and a few other Oriental Gamefowl are upright birds with long legs. Like this guy:

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I think I've just decided that I like the "freaks" of the chicken world....

 

[ella]

Also could be Modern Game if it's a bantam.

 

[Illia]

Quote:
You and me both.

It's gotta be weird in body, long in legs, have no tail, have a crest, have a huge V comb, or something else just odd. Although for some reason silkied feathering just isn't in my book.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Probably because when it rains silkied birds don't fare so well...

OP, do you know what the parent birds looked like?

 

[hennyannie]

I wonder if one of those would keep the neighbors kid at home!LOL

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

It depends. If it's a little bantam it's most likely a Modern Game. If it's larger then I'd say a Malay or Shamo.

 

[newchknmama]

Ok, that..is the weirdest looking chicken I have ever seen...