Feather Footed Mystery Chick

[MysteryChicken]

I went back to the first page, apparently I missed the original post.

But the close view of the comb still appears to be a single comb to me. It's head is nice, & broad causing a slight separation on each side of the comb. I see this with my Orpingtons with extra tiny combs.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Yes that's what I thought to. Its a partridge cochin.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here are some screenshots of the different variations of Partridge Down.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

 

[ladybrasa]

Huh. I just got a Dark Brahma from TSC. Granted it could have been mislabeled, but they primarily get chicks from Hoover’s (right now anyway, when they had the tower brooders they were getting them from somewhere else), and Hoover’s does have partridge Cochins but only as part of an assortment. They were definitely not in an assortment.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Huh. I just got a Dark Brahma from TSC. Granted it could have been mislabeled, but they primarily get chicks from Hoover’s (right now anyway, when they had the tower brooders they were getting them from somewhere else), and Hoover’s does have partridge Cochins but only as part of an assortment. They were definitely not in an assortment.

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WOW!

and yeah, TSC is famed for mislabelling birds, but that's an awful lot of brown in a bird that should be black and white...

Also, TY for the excellent photo.

 

[Painted Calls]

It's either a partridge Cochin or a dark Brahma. To me the comb looked pea. Be an easy ID in a few weeks as both comb types will grow totally different.

Cochin *should* have feathers down that middle toe. Even poorly bred day olds usually have them. That was part of my basis as well.

 

[ladybrasa]

You can thank the chick for holding still long enough to take the shot


Hoover’s dark Brahmas are pretty brown:
https://hoovershatchery.com/darkbrahma.html

However, the comb looks single-ish at first glance, but chances, IMO, are higher to be a Brahma than a Cochin.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

You can thank the chick for holding still long enough to take the shot


Hoover’s dark Brahmas are pretty brown:
https://hoovershatchery.com/darkbrahma.html

However, the comb looks single-ish at first glance, but chances, IMO, are higher to be a Brahma than a Cochin.

and these were Hoover's DBs last year, my only point of reference.

 

[ladybrasa]

Be an easy ID in a few weeks as both comb types will grow totally different.

Yeah, this is best, check in a couple weeks. Brief googling for images of both breeds at a few days old seem to look about the same, at least to me.