name that breed please!

[jewelcam]

i was told when i got these they were
Dominique and or Marans
I'm showing 5 birds, with head picture and feet picture
1
2
3
4
5

please name the breed

age about 5 months
#1,#2and #3 are hens
#4 and #5 and rooster

Im new to chickens

thank you for your help

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

#1 & #3 are either hatchery barred rocks or marans (leg colour on hatchery birds is frequently not accurate).

#2 is a barred rock; note the yellow legs.

You didn't include photos of #4 or #5.

Dominique's have a rose comb. The three birds you show have single combs, which is common to both plymouth rocks and marans.

 

[jewelcam]

#4 AND #5

 

[speckledhen]

I agree, though Ive always had yellow legged BRs even from hatchery stock; just lucky, I guess.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

#4 &#5 are either marans or rocks. Same comment about leg colour.

When the girls start laying, marans will have a significantly darker egg than rocks, so you may be able to tell from that. Someone who breeds to the standard may be able to give you a better qualification as to body style and other, similar traits that someone such as I who have only had hatchery rocks do not know well enough to pick out the fine points. I will say that neither of the boys combs is well formed--#4 has too few points; #5 some of the points are melded together.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

OK, am I the only one who sees blue coloration in male 4?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote:
Right you are! So, to briefly hijack, which genes limit the barring to the head, hackles, shoulders, saddle & sickles?

Pretty pattern!

to myself for missing it.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

It doesn't seem completely limited to the hackle and saddle area...I see some slight barring in the chest and down of the legs...

I LIKE it though...it's like a sort of crele coloration that's not completely crele..

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Yes, I did see the barring on the legs after I posted my reply. And yes, a bit goes down the breast, but not very far.

 

[speckledhen]

Nope, I just saw the roosters' pics and you're right, there's blue in that boy.