'Perfect Bantam' Breeding Project!

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 7, 2019

Pictures taken today-

#1 (golden sebright): the friendliest one, quiet, also the largest chick.

#2 (golden sebright): curious and sweet, lighter than chick #1.

#3 (OEGB): loves to chirp, chirps all the time, favorite activity is chirping, has lighter eyeliner than #4 and more defined markings.

#4 (OEGB): adventurous and active, has darker eyeliner and messy markings compared to #3.

I'm not sure what variety the OEGBs are, but I think they could be silver duckwing or gold duckwing. In order to tell them apart, I colored one of #3's wing feathers blue with a marker.

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 8, 2019

RoostersAreAwesome said:
Pictures taken today-

#1 (golden sebright): the friendliest one, quiet, also the largest chick.
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#2 (golden sebright): curious and sweet, lighter than chick #1.
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#3 (OEGB): loves to chirp, chirps all the time, favorite activity is chirping, has lighter eyeliner than #4 and more defined markings.
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#4 (OEGB): adventurous and active, has darker eyeliner and messy markings compared to #3.
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I'm not sure what variety the OEGBs are, but I think they could be silver duckwing or gold duckwing. In order to tell them apart, I colored one of #3's wing feathers blue with a marker.

I forgot this picture, which shows them all lined up:

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 13, 2019

The chicks have been named!
#1 is Mico. I'm guessing that this chick is a cockerel, because its comb is larger than the other sebright and is already starting to get yellow.
#2 is Penguin. This little sebright likes to try and escape when I hold it, and I think will be the first chick to start flying on top of the waterer.
#3 is Eclipse. Eclipse still likes to chirp, though (thankfully) doesn't chirp as much as before. Eclipse always makes a lot of happy chirps when I hold it.
#4 is Sparrow. This chick is probably the easiest to catch so far. It has bent toes, which I think will be quickly fixed.

Pictures!

Today-

Yesterday-

The sebrights; Penguin (top) and Mico (bottom)

Eclipse likes to stare at me

OEGB chick stretching

All the chicks

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 16, 2019

The chicks today-

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 19, 2019

Pictures from today-

Sparrow

Eclipse, who might be a cockerel

Mico

Penguin (right)

Penguin (top) and Mico (bottom)

Comb size comparison; Penguin (top) and Mico (bottom)

Penguin staring suspiciously at their new box

Eclipse continues to stare at me

drumstick diva · Apr 24, 2019

darling babies. Sebrights(both sexes) are henny feathered. Combs will be how to tell their gender.

RoostersAreAwesome · Apr 24, 2019

drumstick diva said:
darling babies. Sebrights(both sexes) are henny feathered. Combs will be how to tell their gender.

Thank you!

I am aware that they're hen-feathered. :lol:

I'm thinking Mico is a cockerel because his comb is raised and already starting to get color. Luckily, bantams mature quickly, so I will probably be able to know for certain once they're feathered out.

RoostersAreAwesome · May 2, 2019

April 27th-

The chicks went outside for the first time! After their initial fear of grass and wind, they started to explore and try to eat all the strange new things.

From left to right: Mico, Sparrow, Penguin