OEGB and serama - sex and colour advice please!

[JedJackson]

Thanks @JedJackson that's interesting.

Why do you think the breeds are mixed?

I found the ebay listings I bought the eggs from, which show some possible parents, at least they are some of the breeders birds.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-Old-En...-/334030289963?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

and

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-Serama...-/334030289961?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

I can see some wheaten and BBR.

I wish I could find a good wildtype chicken colour chart to compare with.

I didn't realize these were from Britain. They have entirely different standards there, so you can pretty much disregard what I wrote about OEGBs as far as color and leg color go. I still think the coloring is mixed for the OEGBs, though, but would have to see the British poultry standard to be sure. I know that slate colored legs are acceptable in Australia and probably Britain, too.

 

[Chicalina]

Ok, so they are 6 weeks old now. I'm a bit confused about the serama sexes. I thought I knew but now not so sure. Pics below.

Serama 1 is white with a black tail and I've called him Elvis. He really is an obvious cockerel to me. Big red comb and wattles and an attitude.

Serama 3 is mottled (so far but colours still developing). I've swung from male to female and back again. Smaller less red comb than Serama 1.

Serama 5 is black and brown. He is called Lenny and a boy based on his thick legs. But now I'm not so sure based on comb that he is a cockerel. It is mostly black. He is a real mummy's boy . Getting some gold on his neck though.

Let me know your thoughts. I'll post about the OEGBs later on.

Here are the three musketeers!

 

[Chicalina]

Update!

Pretty confident all 3 seramas are cockerels. The first 2 below are crowing and have male feathering. The white one, Elvis isn't crowing yet, and he is smaller and no male feathering yet, but his face is all boy.

 

[Chicalina]

Update on the OEGBs.

I have two pullets and one cockerel. Any confirmation on colour types? Male looks BBR?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Update on the OEGBs.

I have two pullets and one cockerel. Any confirmation on colour types? Male looks BBR?

The varieties of your type of OEGBs are different than the varieties I am used to, but I think you have a wheaten and a partridge. If the cockerel had chipmunk down as a chick, he’s a BBR. If he had yellow down, he’s a wheaten.

@Rhodebar Lover are you familiar with UK OEGB varieties?

 

[Chicalina]

The first one was a chipmunk (OEGB 6 in the OP), second pinkish one was OEGB 2 in the OP and was yellow/white and the third one (cockerel) was OEGB 4 and also yellow/white as a baby. So that makes him Wheaten? How interesting!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The first one was a chipmunk (OEGB 6 in the OP), second pinkish one was OEGB 2 in the OP and was yellow/white and the third one (cockerel) was OEGB 4 and also yellow/white as a baby. So that makes him Wheaten? How interesting!

Yes, he’s genetically wheaten.

 

[Chicalina]

Yes, he’s genetically wheaten.

Brilliant, thank you! So I would get pure wheaten chicks out of him and the pinkish one?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Brilliant, thank you! So I would get pure wheaten chicks out of him and the pinkish one?

Yes. You may get some variety in how the wheatens look depending on their specific genes, though.

 

[Chicalina]

brilliant, thanks