Light Brahma Chicks

[carniven]

I bought some light brahma chicks, but I'm questioning whether they really are brahmas. Is it possible for brahma chicks to have featherless legs?

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

No all brahmas have feathered feet even newly hatched

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Sometimes poor quality brahmas will have featherless legs. How do I know? I've gotten hatching eggs before from ebay, some hatched with feathers on their legs and acouple did not!!! I suspected the seller of having hatchery birds and not the quality pics she showed on her auctions! lol

 

[carniven]

One of the chicks must be an Araucana. It has fluffy cheeks and green legs. The other one has green legs but lacks the feathery cheeks. I bought six chicks altogether, 2 silver-laced wyandottes and two red stars with my Brahmas-turned Araucanas. One of the red stars is half the size of her flock sisters. She's eating, drinking and seems healthy. I'm wondering if she is a bantam red star (if one exists). I guess the help at the feed store needs some lessons in identifying their chicks. Have you ever heard of a bantam red star?

 

[carniven]

These two red stars were purchased the same day. Look at the difference in size. Can they really be the same breed?

 

[Angelwings]

The one on the right looks like my Buff Orpington.

 

[popsicle]

If you got them from a feed store, is it possible that the bigger one came in a few days or a week earlier?