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[MTtroutwithwings]

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Bandit is definitely a hen, she has that submissive squat when you pet her and... laid her first egg a week ago.

I agree though based on everyones input and pics that she definitely has Welsummer in her with a touch of silkie (on her head!)

 

[Guitartists]

Yes, Silkie F1's will have hard feathering.... BUT, if never bred back to a Silkie or Silkie gene carrying bird, future generations will not get the Silkie feathering...... so it's hard to say how far back the Silkie breeding was in that one. I agree... Silkie cross.

 

[MTtroutwithwings]

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So if she look primarily Welsummer more than Silkie, wouldn't I list her as a Welsummer mix or cross?

 

[Jades Chickens]

Does pistol have a straight or a rose comb? It looks like a rose comb in the picture. If it isn't a straight comb it isn't a purebred cochin. I like your partrige colored hen, she looks great.

 

[Guitartists]

Yeah, you could list her as a Welsummer mix, if you're pretty sure that she is getting her colors from a Welsummer

And I agree if that Cochin looking one has a rose comb then it is a cross also.

 

[MTtroutwithwings]

I knew Pistol & Bandit were both a mix, just trying to figure out of what. Pistol looked alot like to a roo I had which was purebred red cochin but the combs were different plus the woman who donated the eggs to me had like 7 different roosters mixed in with about 6 different hens, so were looking at your ultimate Heintz 57 variety!

 

[Guitartists]

For that first one.... see this link https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=75607

 

[MTtroutwithwings]

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That funny! I saw the link before I saw your reference to it! Great Minds!