Is this a Silkie?

[CNJ]

I ordered 6 Bresse eggs on ebay and got 6 free assorted extras for processing delay. I can't figure out what this one is? It has feather on its leg and its tail look fluffy......and it has 5 toes and it was half the size of the rest.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I can't figure out what this one is? It has feather on its leg and its tail look fluffy......and it has 5 toes and it was half the size of the rest.

First generation barnyard Silkie cross.. cockerel.

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

It’s a mix of some sort, my guess would be silkie x Cochin. Dark skin and five toes definitely say silkie, but the feathers are smooth

 

[Mo'sMenagerie]

I ordered 6 Bresse eggs on ebay and got 6 free assorted extras for processing delay. I can't figure out what this one is? It has feather on its leg and its tail look fluffy......and it has 5 toes and it was half the size of the rest.

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It looks like a silkie but I'm not totally sure. The five toes make me think it is though.

 

[LillyAcresFarm]

Not a silkie. Silkies have five toes, black legs, black skin and black beaks and those are smooth feathers. Possibly a mix with a silkie. Also looks a tad bit like a sultan.

 

[CNJ]

I thank everyone for there input . Based on the information gathered, I have concluded that it may turn out to be a Sultan. When I enlarge the photo at the start of this thread, I can see a valley at the base of the comb, its on the hard part of the beak. Where as that part of the Bresse chick is smooth with out an indentation like a V. The other evidence is its straight feathers and there seems to be feathers growing on top of its head in the new photo:

 

[NatJ]

with five toes, V comb, feathered feet, and unusual protruding pin feathers on its head.

I think it could be Sultan-mix or Silkie-mix, depending on what the other half of either mix was. Both have 5 toes, feathered feet, and crests on the heads. Sultans are white, Silkies can be white, and the white could have come from the other parent anyway.

I see the depression in the front of the comb, but that's not how the comb looks on a pure Sultan. If it is a Sultan-mix, then the other parent had a rose comb (maybe a Wyandotte?)

If it is a Silkie-mix, then the other parent must have normal feathers, because this chick has normal feathers.

Sultans are supposed to have beards, Silkies can be with or without, this chick has no beard.
Silkies are supposed to have black skin, and many Silkie crosses have dark combs and wattles, which this one does not.
So there's at least one point against either likely cross, but it's not impossible in either case.

Maybe it's a cross of poor-quality Sultan with poor-quality Silkie

Or maybe the parents are themselves mixed breeds, which would easily account for the chick having such a mix of traits.

If it is a sultan, it is a poor quality one, as it has a small crest and a single comb.

The chick with a single comb in post 14 (3rd photo) is a Bresse chick for comparison. The chick we're trying to identify has a comb that looks like a rose comb except it sort-of splits in two near the front where it joins the beak. Since the crest feathers are just now coming in, I don't know how big the crest will be when it's mature.

That farm has not been answering their ebay email, they stop selling for time being.

Are you able to look at their previous listings? (The sold ones.) If you can see what other breeds they sell, that might help guess what this chick is a mix of. But it may never be possible to figure it out all the way.

 

[The Happster]

Silkies should not have smooth feathers.
A Silkie without Silkie feathering kind of defeats the point.

 

[Chicalina]

There are two types of silkie feathers. The poofy, fluffy type and the smooth feather type

Um.....no. True silkies have silkie feathering. Silkie mixes can be and usually are smooth but very soft.

Silkie mixes:

 

[NNYchick]

I’d say you might be able to guess around 6 months old by seeing where it matches the standard for sultan. If it doesn’t match I guess mix. Here is some information on sultans as far as comb type and such. https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/sultan