Interested in learning about breed characteristics.

[ManyChickies]

See this little guy on the left. She has similar coloring to the other chipmunk patterned chicks, but she is much smaller, less fluffy and more dart like, and I realized that, unlike the others, she has blueish legs!

I know its not likely to be ID but I just didn't know if those differences in traits indicated anything.

 

[ManyChickies]

Pics from last week.

 

[ManyChickies]

Pics from last week.

 

[Silexian]

Looks to be a silver duckwing colored bantam. With the leg color, it could be a Dutch bantam.

 

[ManyChickies]

Looks to be a silver duckwing colored bantam. With the leg color, it could be a Dutch bantam.

So I got this lil one from Rural King, and it was supposed to be just one of the mixed brown egg layers. Basically wasn't supposed to be any bantam. But my daughter picked it out because it was so little and cute.

I agree it seems to be a bantam. Will it be ok with my other non bantams?

 

[Silexian]

So I got this lil one from Rural King, and it was supposed to be just one of the mixed brown egg layers. Basically wasn't supposed to be any bantam. But my daughter picked it out because it was so little and cute.

I agree it seems to be a bantam. Will it be ok with my other non bantams?

Yes, it will be fine. My Old English Game Bantams do fine being in with Barnevelders.

 

[NatJ]

So I got this lil one from Rural King, and it was supposed to be just one of the mixed brown egg layers. Basically wasn't supposed to be any bantam. But my daughter picked it out because it was so little and cute.

Some chicken breeds do grow bigger and faster than some others.
It might be a naturally small breed or a bantam.
It might have been part of the assortment, or it might have gotten in the wrong bin by mistake.

As long as it's healthy, it should be fine with bigger chickens.

See this little guy on the left. She has similar coloring to the other chipmunk patterned chicks, but she is much smaller, less fluffy and more dart like, and I realized that, unlike the others, she has blueish legs!

I know its not likely to be ID but I just didn't know if those differences in traits indicated anything.

It definitely appears to be a different breed than the others, but at present I can't tell what breed. As they continue to grow, it may become more obvious.

Yes, blueish legs is definitely a trait of some breeds and not others. Breed descriptions often call the color "slate."