I think my hatchery SLW is actually a Hamburg!

[GemmaGA]

I will post pictures (if I can get them to stand still and let me get close enough) of my two girls that I bought as silver-laced Wyandottes from TSC back in April. After posting in another thread and really thinking about my supposed SLW in comparison to the two GLW I have, I realized that either a) my girls are just really bad specimens of SLW, or b) they are not SLW at all but possibly silver spangled Hamburgs? They are much smaller birds overall from the GLW girls I bought at the same time. Their profile/silhouette isn't even close to the same...the GLW girls are big and full and fluffy, where the other ones that are supposed to be SLW are much smaller in stature and not nearly as 'round'. Is this even possible? I think TSC gets their birds from Hoover's, but I didn't see that hoover's offers this breed, but it may just be that they aren't currently offering it? Or did I just get some really poor genetics with my two SLW girls? I will post pictures, but interested in other folks' thoughts on this?

The chickens are white with black spots, starting at the neck as very close together spots and the spotting fans out a bit as you get to their tails. Tail feathers are primarily white with big black spots.

 

[MGG]

I will post pictures (if I can get them to stand still and let me get close enough) of my two girls that I bought as silver-laced Wyandottes from TSC back in April. After posting in another thread and really thinking about my supposed SLW in comparison to the two GLW I have, I realized that either a) my girls are just really bad specimens of SLW, or b) they are not SLW at all but possibly silver spangled Hamburgs? They are much smaller birds overall from the GLW girls I bought at the same time. Their profile/silhouette isn't even close to the same...the GLW girls are big and full and fluffy, where the other ones that are supposed to be SLW are much smaller in stature and not nearly as 'round'. Is this even possible? I think TSC gets their birds from Hoover's, but I didn't see that hoover's offers this breed, but it may just be that they aren't currently offering it? Or did I just get some really poor genetics with my two SLW girls? I will post pictures, but interested in other folks' thoughts on this?

The chickens are white with black spots, starting at the neck as very close together spots and the spotting fans out a bit as you get to their tails. Tail feathers are primarily white with big black spots.

We need to see pics. You could call the TSC and ask where they were from maybe

 

[sourland]

TSC in my area has a history of mixing up chicks. Pictures will help with identification.

 

[GemmaGA]

Thanks for the replies! I will try to get some pictures up later today. Also, just noticed that they have gray feet, not yellow so that convinces me further these girls are not Wyandottes. They are beautiful birds, and I love them -I just thought maybe there was something wrong with them since they didn't look like their GLW flock mates at all.

 

[nicalandia]

Perhaps a Silver laced sebright? Definitely not Spangled Hamburgs as their color pattern is very different from actual Silver Laced.

 

[GemmaGA]

Perhaps a Silver laced sebright? Definitely not Spangled Hamburgs as their color pattern is very different from actual Silver Laced.

I am pretty sure they are not at all Silver Laced Wyandottes at this point. Based on the research I have done today and all the photos I have seen, the pattern is not really 'lacing' on these birds at all and they are much smaller than my GLW - they are about the same size as my gold laced polish (bantam). The look nothing like the Gold Laced Wyandottes I have of the same age (in terms of lacing and build). Pictures I have seen of the Hamburgs look identical to the birds I have. Again, I will get pictures and post them for review and guidance.

 

[MGG]

I am pretty sure they are not at all Silver Laced Wyandottes at this point. Based on the research I have done today and all the photos I have seen, the pattern is not really 'lacing' on these birds at all and they are much smaller than my GLW - they are about the same size as my gold laced polish (bantam). The look nothing like the Gold Laced Wyandottes I have of the same age (in terms of lacing and build). Pictures I have seen of the Hamburgs look identical to the birds I have. Again, I will get pictures and post them for review and guidance.

I still think you should call TSC and ask where they get their chick inventory from. Did you get any pictures yet? Do you have any chick pictures? Chick pictures would be really helpful actually.

 

[GemmaGA]

Here's a picture of one of the chickens in question. She was about 6-7 weeks old in this photo. Both of my black and white girls look like this. They are 17 weeks old now.

 

[NatJ]

I agree that looks more like a Silver Spangled Hamburg and not much like a Silver Laced Wyandotte.

Silver, yes. Laced, not so much. And I see what you mean about the leg color.

 

[nicalandia]

Here's a picture of one of the chickens in question. She was about 6-7 weeks old in this photo. Both of my black and white girls look like this. They are 17 weeks old now.

That is a Spangled Hamburg alright(Silver Spangling), but the pullets shanks should have been a dead give a way from the start. SLW have yellow shanks. Anything with slate shanks is not a SLW