Mystery chick

[trsturself]

We got this girl as part of a rare breed assortment.
The breeds that are included in this assortment that are chipmunks as chicks are the following:
Welsummer, Dark Cornish, Barnevelder, Speckled Sussex, EE, Partridge Penedesenca, and Cream Legbar.

This chick has BRIGHT orange legs and a single comb. Now at 5 weeks she is getting a really light stripe of feathers across her wings.

Here it is at a day old


A week or two


And now at 5 weeks old

 

[Duckopolis]

She kind of looks like a Cream Legbar. I could be wrong though....

 

[trsturself]

bump

 

[KieksterChicken]

Your best bet as to what breed is to wait another 6 weeks and take new pics and post them. It's really difficult to determine breed right now since chipmunk chicks of different breeds are so similar at this stage. I thought it looked like a Dark Cornish myself but that's just a guess.

 

[cackleberrycam]

It might also be a Sussex. My Sussex chick looked like that when she was young.

 

[trsturself]

I'll keep watching. I'm leaning toward welsummer or penedesca. But who knows. I don't think sussex just because others I've seen at this age are starting to get their spots and have a lighter chest.

 

[Joshua G]

I'll keep watching. I'm leaning toward welsummer or penedesca. But who knows. I don't think sussex just because others I've seen at this age are starting to get their spots and have a lighter chest.

I have not seen a chick like that before but I agree with you, probably not a sussex.

 

[chargerpride]

I would probably lean towards EE

 

[donrae]

Welsummer, I think this may be it
Dark Cornish, not this, they have pea combs
Barnevelder, chicks look much darker than yours.....

Speckled Sussex, not this, they have white legs
EE, not this, no EE characteristics
Partridge Penedesenca, not this, wrong leg color
and Cream Legbar this is my second guess. Chick could fit, I just don't think it's feathering in the correct color. The juvenile plumage looks like a partridge-ish/wild type---whatever you call the Wellie ladies.


Keep us updated as she feathers out?

 

[chargerpride]

I would probably lean towards EE

But im just saying that bc i have some that look exactly like that