feed store bingo. guess the bantam

[country_girl011]

i can get better pictures if need be.
I got 12 chicks today . 5 are silkies.
the others look like these guys.
bantams.
feathered legs.
looks to be straight combs.
and all but one came from tsc and they say they order from ideal (if that helps)
are they cochins(fingers crossed) ? D U'lcce? or something else?

 

[Tuhmu]

Willing to bet they are mille fleurs. The two I raised last year looked just like that

 

[country_girl011]

Willing to bet they are mille fleurs. The two I raised last year looked just like that

bummer. I was hoping they weren't..
weve been looking everywhere for cochin chicks., finally gave up and decided to take my chances on the assorted

 

[Tuhmu]

They could possibly be like a gold laced cochin....but I would put money on it that they are mille fleurs...

 

[country_girl011]

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/bantam_mille_fleur.html

the chicks in this video are wayyy darker than mine and do not have the same markings.
so is this not how all of them look?

 

[Tuhmu]

Cant watch the video at the moment, at work

*shhh, don't tell anyone* but just from what I remember they resemble mille fleurs. but they could also be like a buff brahma or gold laced cochin....though I think they have more white on them, cant remember off the top of my head.

 

[country_girl011]

I was told the brhamas have a pea comb. These guys have straight

 

[Tuhmu]

I was told the brhamas have a pea comb. These guys have straight

You're right, I spaced that part.

 

[country_girl011]

Someone else needs to chime in. Im confused on what these kids are after cn pics of the d u'lcces. Vs cochin chicks

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

LOL, don't know a THING about bantams so can't help, but your thread title seriously tickled my funny bone. Feed Store Bingo, bwa ha ha ha ha

That's the best way I've ever heard that described!