Old English Game Bantam

[lizboston]

We just hatched 2 baby chicks. Both mom and dad are OEG bantams. Here are the pics. Is it possible for her to have a black chick? The reason why I ask we also have a black OEG bantam that used to slide eggs underneath the blonde one, so I’m wondering if it’s even possible. It might be the little black chicken’s egg. The White bantam also hatched a black chick a week later. Same scenario.

 

[lizboston]

photos
#1 is the 2 chicks the blonde hatched
#2 is the daddy rooster
#3 potential surrogate mom
#4 the mom and dad together
#5 the white mom
#6 blonde mom with both her babies
#7 the white mom with her little black chick

 

[JedJackson]

The black chick has feathered legs, so one of the parents very likely has feathered legs as well. It's not a trait of OEGBs, so I would look around your chicken yard for a black feather legged bird.

 

[Sleepytime]

Agree with the previous post. Also, wondering if the rooster pictured is mixed with something. He doesn't look to have a single comb.

 

[lizboston]

The black chick has feathered legs, so one of the parents very likely has feathered legs as well. It's not a trait of OEGBs, so I would look around your chicken yard for a black feather legged bird.

Well that makes sense, because the white chicken has feathered feet. So she would get up in the nesting box with the blonde as well. Thank you!

 

[lizboston]

Agree with the previous post. Also, wondering if the rooster pictured is mixed with something. He doesn't look to have a single comb.

I don't honestly know too much about combs, but he appears to have a comb to me. The gentleman we got him from has passed, so I have no way of knowing. Thank you for your reply

 

[Sleepytime]

What I should have said is he doesn't appear to have the correct type comb. He should have a straight comb. Like this picture.

 

[JedJackson]

Well that makes sense, because the white chicken has feathered feet. So she would get up in the nesting box with the blonde as well. Thank you!

I think that hen is what we call lavender instead of white. Lavender is a dilution gene of black. When a bird has two copies of the lavender gene the chicken will be lavender. However, when crossing a lavender bird to another variety without the lavender gene will produce black chicks because the chicks only have one copy of the lavender gene. That's the reason you're getting black chicks from her.

 

[lizboston]

What I should have said is he doesn't appear to have the correct type comb. He should have a straight comb. Like this picture.View attachment 3908387

 

[lizboston]

What I should have said is he doesn't appear to have the correct type comb. He should have a straight comb. Like this picture.View attachment 3908387