My son rescued a baby, with 5 toes?

[ChicknThief]

People like the ones selling that poor little baby just make me want to spit venom.

But tell your son that he is a great kid!!

Congrats on the new chickie too!! What will you name it???

 

[Standard Hen]

I think it should be named "Lucky" and I want to hug your son too! No idea what it is though but of course cute.

 

[silkiechicken]

My guess is silkie mix, but silkie being maybe only 1/4th due to lack of crest feathers and light colored skin. There are a few breeds with a 5th toe, with the ones off the top of my head being, silkie, fravoles, houdans, and sultans.

 

[WriterofWords]

My son can't stand cruelty in any way shape or form, he knows I'll support him too. He is still thinking of a name, he's positive it's a "her" although I have no vague idea. Lot's of folks agree on the Silkie part, I wonder what the rest is? It's a sweetie no matter what! The biggest issue will be "Leave the chick with the other chicks,,, get the chick outta the bedroom!!!".

 

[countyroad1330]

My opinion, I don't think it has any Silkie in it, there's no fuzz anywhere. Yes Silkies have five toes, but as Silkiechicken said, so do several other breeds.

Langshans don't have 5 toes, so there's an elimination.
Houdans have 5, but no leg feathers.
Faverolles do have 5 toes and feathered legs, and come in black (unofficially.)
Sultans have 5 toes, feathered legs, NO crest (even though they have a poofy head), and can come in black (unofficially.) There's a maybe!

I think it is a standard, and a hen. That's all the research I have, sorry *haha* If you would like pictures of these breeds, check out feathersite.com. And http://www.mypetchicken.com/chickenBreeds.aspx has nicely organized info of each breed. Tell your son we are all proud of him, and congrats on his new buddy!

 

[WriterofWords]

Thanks, I like that site!

 

[silkiechicken]

I still think it has some silkie in it, although at most 1/4th. The silkie feather gene is not always expressed so just because it's not fluffy, doesn't mean it's not part silkie.

 

[WriterofWords]

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It is kind of fluffy,,, but it's filthy! I'm not sure how old it is so I don't want to get it wet, but it's so much smaller than the rest! I'm not wondering if it's a miniature.

 

[WriterofWords]

Ok,, this little one has a really strange behavior. It hunches over and runs around so fast it looks like a little black mouse! It makes a high pitched squeek rather than sqawk if you can figure that out.

 

[BantyChickMom]

I'd say it has some silkie in it and I think it will have a head poof later on too.
Look at that 2nd pic, see the long feather at the front of the head? That's the beginning of a poof!

I also think it may have some wyandotte in it too.
Isn't that a rose comb?

It looks a lot like my 3 mixes. ( dad is wyandott, mom is a silkie X ?, both bantams).

Look at these pics,

The little black head on the right is the 3rd baby from this cross, and he didn't show his poof until about 8 weeks old.

Here they are as babies,