Mystery bantam

[HuffleClaw]

It could very well be a silkie mix, but comb says polish mix, IMO. I’ve had both silkie crosses and polish crosses before.

 

[HuffleClaw]

If he bought it with guinea eggs and it looked similar enough to be mixed in without notice, then we can infer that the egg this chicken hatched from was a light brown.

Lol that’s true.

 

[Cyprus]

It could very well be a silkie mix, but comb says polish mix, IMO. I’ve had both silkie crosses and polish crosses before.

Depends. Hatchery Silkies can throw things all over the board

 

[HuffleClaw]

Depends. Hatchery Silkies can throw things all over the board

Again, that’s true.

 

[MichelleBelle]

OP, how many toes does it have? And what color was the egg it hatched out of?

The bird has 4 toes (the middle toe was white feathered and the toe was yellowish tinted at hatching). I actually took a picture of the egg she hatched out of, held next to one of the guinea eggs from that batch- so here's a picture of it:

 

[MichelleBelle]

Whether the bird is male or female, I plan to keep it because it is just so sweet- I'll be sure to update y'all when it crows or lays an egg!

 

[AusHen]

She reminds me of one of my silkie crosses.

 

[MichelleBelle]

She reminds me of one of my silkie crosses.

Oh wow! They do look very similar! Does your silkie cross have 4 toes, or 5 toes? What is this one crossed with, do you know?

 

[Cyprus]

Oh wow! They do look very similar! Does your silkie cross have 4 toes, or 5 toes? What is this one crossed with, do you know?

Not all silkie crosses bave 5 toes. It is common, but not a must.

 

[Cyprus]

The bird has 4 toes (the middle toe was white feathered and the toe was yellowish tinted at hatching). I actually took a picture of the egg she hatched out of, held next to one of the guinea eggs from that batch- so here's a picture of it:
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That is a bantam cochin egg, most likely