New to Bantams, Breeding pair had chicks!

[Lelilamom]

We adopted a Bantam roo last fall to pair to our two bantam hens. I love the ornamentals around the farm and thought having chicks would be fun. I thought they were old english hens but was told that my hens were Japanese bantams and so was the Bantam roo we adopted. One of the hens hatched 7 out of 10 eggs last week. The chicks look like a veritable rainbow. Can anyone identify what type of Bantams we started out with? What are the dominate colors for this breed and what can I expect out of the hens/roos I end up with. Thanks!

 

[cinnamoncockatiel]

Looks like a silverduckwing OEGB. Unsure bout breeding.

 

[Lelilamom]

Looks like a silverduckwing OEGB. Unsure bout breeding.

She does look like a silver duckwing. But the roo doesn't look like any Bantam I could find. Maybe a Blackbreasted Red Old English, just without the black breast? His wing tips touch the ground when he struts, which made me think he could be a japanese, but his feathers are short. I'm at a loss.

 

[cinnamoncockatiel]

She does look like a silver duckwing. But the roo doesn't look like any Bantam I could find. Maybe a Blackbreasted Red Old English, just without the black breast? His wing tips touch the ground when he struts, which made me think he could be a japanese, but his feathers are short. I'm at a loss.

Yes, I am not sure.

 

[21hens-incharge]

To me he looks like a ginger red old English game bantam that is on the darker side.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

We adopted a Bantam roo last fall to pair to our two bantam hens. I love the ornamentals around the farm and thought having chicks would be fun. I thought they were old english hens but was told that my hens were Japanese bantams and so was the Bantam roo we adopted. One of the hens hatched 7 out of 10 eggs last week. The chicks look like a veritable rainbow. Can anyone identify what type of Bantams we started out with? What are the dominate colors for this breed and what can I expect out of the hens/roos I end up with. Thanks!

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You have an OEGB mix rooster and silver duckwing OEGB hens. If the rooster was purebred, he wouldn’t have had so many different looking chicks.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

To me he looks like a ginger red old English game bantam that is on the darker side.

I agree!

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

The roo looks ginger red, hen silver duckwing. The dark chicks look brown red and the light chick looks golden duckwing. But I don't know what exactly ginger redx silver duckwing make, I just know silver duckwing x black breasted red make golden duckwing. Since the roo is darker ginger red, he might actually be BBR/Ginger red. What color is the other hen?

 

[Lelilamom]

The roo looks ginger red, hen silver duckwing. The dark chicks look brown red and the light chick looks golden duckwing. But I don't know what exactly ginger redx silver duckwing make, I just know silver duckwing x black breasted red make golden duckwing. Since the roo is darker ginger red, he might actually be BBR/Ginger red. What color is the other hen?

Both hens were silver duckwings. Unfortunately we lost one in a Raccoon attack a week ago. All seven babies survived. Three roos and four hens. They're beautiful.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Both hens were silver duckwings. Unfortunately we lost one in a Raccoon attack a week ago. All seven babies survived. Three roos and four hens. They're beautiful.

Do you have pictures of their chicks?