Hoover’s Mystic Onyx

[JacinLarkwell]

Did anyone here have ones that had clean legs and an extra toe on just one foot? Got mystery babies yesterday and trying to figure out what they are

 

[woundedknees]

I think they're a medium sized bird.

I started a thread RE: a strange looking rooster that I obtained last May from our local TSC. The hens I got at the same time were actual Southern Ramblers. Good looking birds, but this guy appears to be the aforesaid Black Onyx.
Good lucking, but ornery!

Here is a picture of the truly beautiful bird:

 

[woundedknees]

By the way, when I found them, the chicks were marked as "un-sexed", and the associate mentioned there might be an oddball or two in the batch.

 

[Newyorkrita]

They were sexed but we shall see what I get though. I suspect 2 are roosters one is the red face chick in some of the pictures. There was one oddball chick also pictured here and the rest look similar to the solid black chick. There is alot of size variation in the chicks which is interesting.

So they are not always black?

 

[Newyorkrita]

They were sexed but we shall see what I get though. I suspect 2 are roosters one is the red face chick in some of the pictures. There was one oddball chick also pictured here and the rest look similar to the solid black chick. There is alot of size variation in the chicks which is interesting.

So they are not always black?

 

[Feralfreerange]

So they are not always black?

2 out of 25 where not all black. I put more pictures of the odd 2 out in my previous post but no not all where black the chick that looks like an americana also has slat legs and 5 toes. The red faced one I suspect will be a rooster which is annoying considering I have some 3 sumatra roos coming in June with 30 ameraucana pullets.

 

[Feralfreerange]

Did anyone here have ones that had clean legs and an extra toe on just one foot? Got mystery babies yesterday and trying to figure out what they are

All my chicks are clean legged and yes some have 4 toes and 5 toes.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

All my chicks are clean legged and yes some have 4 toes and 5 toes.

Yeah, but all your 5 toes ones, are they on both feet or just one foot?

 

[Newyorkrita]

2 out of 25 where not all black. I put more pictures of the odd 2 out in my previous post but no not all where black the chick that looks like an americana also has slat legs and 5 toes. The red faced one I suspect will be a rooster which is annoying considering I have some 3 sumatra roos coming in June with 30 ameraucana pullets.

So that is very interesting about the color variations. I hope you post pictures of both the black and odd colored chicks as they get older.

 

[Feralfreerange]

So that is very interesting about the color variations. I hope you post pictures of both the black and odd colored chicks as they get older.

I will ill post another update sometime next week probably