I hate posting this without pics, but I can't get my camera to capture the color of this little guy/girl correctly.
I picked up 2 babies at the feedstore yesterday. One is going to be a full sized hen, unsure of the breed. She looks like she may have a rose comb, so once it comes in she shouldn't be that difficult.
The one I am really curious about is the little Bantam. This is the weirdest color chick I have ever seen! He is a pale bluish/silver. With a dark patch on his rump and back of his neck. His head is almost completely silky white with some blue ticking. The comb looks like a single (it's just barely a little ridge, but compared to the pullet, it is definitely a single) His feet look pink compared to hers, which are yellow. He is starting to get some wing and tail feathers in. If you drew a line down the center of the feather, half would be snow white, the other would be speckled black with white. There are no feathers on the feet, and no crest.
If I can get a good picture, I will try and post it. I thought with his weird coloring, maybe it wouldn't be so hard to figure it out. I really don't know if it is male or female, but with his bossy attitude with the big chick, I am guessing he might be a little bantam male.
Thanks so much,
Shelly
Edit: I was able to get my computer to upload some pics...Here goes! I hope y'all can ID for me. I apologize in advance if these are too large. I don't know how to resize, I am just taking them directly off of Photobucket. The little Bantam (roo?) is named either Trace Adkins or Roger, depending on the 7yo's mood, and the pullet is named Petunia.
I picked up 2 babies at the feedstore yesterday. One is going to be a full sized hen, unsure of the breed. She looks like she may have a rose comb, so once it comes in she shouldn't be that difficult.
The one I am really curious about is the little Bantam. This is the weirdest color chick I have ever seen! He is a pale bluish/silver. With a dark patch on his rump and back of his neck. His head is almost completely silky white with some blue ticking. The comb looks like a single (it's just barely a little ridge, but compared to the pullet, it is definitely a single) His feet look pink compared to hers, which are yellow. He is starting to get some wing and tail feathers in. If you drew a line down the center of the feather, half would be snow white, the other would be speckled black with white. There are no feathers on the feet, and no crest.
If I can get a good picture, I will try and post it. I thought with his weird coloring, maybe it wouldn't be so hard to figure it out. I really don't know if it is male or female, but with his bossy attitude with the big chick, I am guessing he might be a little bantam male.
Thanks so much,
Shelly
Edit: I was able to get my computer to upload some pics...Here goes! I hope y'all can ID for me. I apologize in advance if these are too large. I don't know how to resize, I am just taking them directly off of Photobucket. The little Bantam (roo?) is named either Trace Adkins or Roger, depending on the 7yo's mood, and the pullet is named Petunia.
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