Old English Chicks

[HappyClucker7]

Also see my attachment, doesn’t chick # 1 look extremely similar?

Yes, but as far as I can tell, chick #1 doesn't have a single comb.
What other breeds does your neighbor have?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Hmm, it's hard to say for sure what they are without knowing the possible parents' breeds. I do think they are mixes, possibly half OEGB but not full, in my opinion.

I know silver duckwing OEGBs pretty well, at least I hope! I've been raising Black / Fawn / Khaki SDWs for a few years now. Your first chick does look SDW, but that comb doesn't look quite right to me for a pure OEGB. Maybe s/he is pure and it's just the pictures that look off, but my guess is s/he's a mix. Is there any way you could get a clear shot of his/her comb? This is what my OEGB babies' combs look like:

I can tell males from females at hatch with relative certainty on my SDW OEGBs, although I second guess myself a TON as they mature even still. It's not consistent between lines, though, so if your baby does end up being pure it's a possibility, but not a guarantee that s/he can be sexed by eye stripes.

 

[sadiemartin]

Yes, but as far as I can tell, chick #1 doesn't have a single comb.
What other breeds does your neighbor have?

She had Millie fluers and bantam Cochins.. but no feathers on the feet here so I don’t believe it can be either one of those.

 

[sadiemartin]

Okg

Hmm, it's hard to say for sure what they are without knowing the possible parents' breeds. I do think they are mixes, possibly half OEGB but not full, in my opinion.

I know silver duckwing OEGBs pretty well, at least I hope! I've been raising Black / Fawn / Khaki SDWs for a few years now. Your first chick does look SDW, but that comb doesn't look quite right to me for a pure OEGB. Maybe s/he is pure and it's just the pictures that look off, but my guess is s/he's a mix. Is there any way you could get a clear shot of his/her comb? This is what my OEGB babies' combs look like:

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I can tell males from females at hatch with relative certainty on my SDW OEGBs, although I second guess myself a TON as they mature even still. It's not consistent between lines, though, so if your baby does end up being pure it's a possibility, but not a guarantee that s/he can be sexed by eye stripes.

Wow those are so cute!!! You are right, she does not have a comb. Maybe she is half. I will attach pictures. She must be a mix.

 

[HappyClucker7]

She had Millie fluers and bantam Cochins.. but no feathers on the feet here so I don’t believe it can be either one of those.

D'Uccles and cochins both have feathered feet and single combs. D'Uccles also have muffs. Your chicks can't possibly be mixed with either of those breeds.
Are you sure she doesn't have anything else?

 

[sadiemartin]

D'Uccles and cochins both have feathered feet and single combs. D'Uccles also have muffs. Your chicks can't possibly be mixed with either of those breeds.
Are you sure she doesn't have anything else?

Yes I agree, that’s why I said I don’t believe it’s any of those. I’m positive she only has those bantam breeds. She has a white old English roster and silver duckwing OEGB hen and then the Millie fluers. Im going to ask her again to see

 

[sadiemartin]

D'Uccles and cochins both have feathered feet and single combs. D'Uccles also have muffs. Your chicks can't possibly be mixed with either of those breeds.
Are you sure she doesn't have anything else?

Omg! She has a bantam Americana. Maybe that is the mix.

 

[TheDuckGuy]

Omg! She has a bantam Americana. Maybe that is the mix.

Maybe

 

[HappyClucker7]

Omg! She has a bantam Americana. Maybe that is the mix.

That's possible! It would definitely account for the pea combs.

 

[sadiemartin]

Here is an update on the chicks. Still unsure.