Need thoughts on breed.

[mustangrooster]

Hi all,

I got these two little Wyandotte ladies around January this year. Sadly, the rooster that came with them got eaten by a snake, however with the show coming up, I sorta need to know exactly what they are...before I enter them. I'm 90% sure that they are silver laced Wyandotte bantams, but I couldn't find much photos of Wyandotte bantams anywhere to confirm that...so, I would appreciate any confirmation or other breed suggestions. If it helps, they dont have any bare spots or just plain/black on their bodies, they are laced all over.



Thanks!

 

[WhiteWyan]

They look more like "pencilled" varieties? Even with fuzzy picture those feathers are so beautiful! I'll try to google a bit, see if I come up with anything...

 

[Nats Chickens]

they look partridge to me. definantly not silver laced.

 

[WhiteWyan]

Did your roo look like one of these guys?

Google came back with maybe "partridge" or "silver pencilled." Do those look like your birds? I think small differences between birds come from different stock. Some of the pictures I saw of hens had much whiter/lighter head and neck feathers. Others have more bold or more fine "pencilling".

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

looks like a pencil laced.

 

[mustangrooster]

Thanks for the quick replies.

@WhiteWyan The rooster looked a lot like the ones in the picture, the only thing different was the size difference and his feathers were a lot darker, he didn't have much light white feathers. The hens look nearly identical, just without the white head/neck.


They do look like they are pencil laced, thanks for your help guys!

 

[WhiteWyan]

Cool good luck showing them! They are beautiful!

 

[mustangrooster]

Cool good luck showing them! They are beautiful!

Thank you!

 

[Gray Farms]

They are Silver Penciled sometimes called Silver Partridge. But the APA calls it Silver Penciled so that's what color they'd be shown under.

 

[Alexandra33]

Beautiful Silver Penciled, undoubtedly. I've got one just like her.

~Alex