Woo hoo! Go, chickies, go!
I am no expert, but I think you can get different shades of partridge. I was reading about the bantam partridge Wyandottes at Greenfire Farms, and they had a mix: some that were chocolate partridge and some that (I think) were just regular partridge and lighter, so some got the chocolate gene and some didn't? So that might be the case with your darker and lighter chick.
I have been following your posts on your flock, and yeah, I am not completely sold on the Barnies. Orps and Cochins are similar in temperament, I think. My little girls were about the size (and shape) of a large cantaloupe. There was one who would peck at your shoes until you gave in and picked her up. Spoiled. But I didn't like the messy feet feathers, so I think Orps are for me. I need quiet chickens, because houses are pretty dang close together here in coastal LA. In fact, I think when they made the law about chickens having to be 25' from your own house and 35' from your neighbors, they didn't expect anyone on a tiny beach community lot to get out a tape measure and actually figure out that they could squeak by on those guidelines!
My sister lives in a rural community and has full sized chickens. I really love her light Sussex, which are her most calm and friendly. The bantam light Sussex in the UK are so beautiful with their very black hackles contrasting with the white, but I've never seen that quality in the US.
I am no expert, but I think you can get different shades of partridge. I was reading about the bantam partridge Wyandottes at Greenfire Farms, and they had a mix: some that were chocolate partridge and some that (I think) were just regular partridge and lighter, so some got the chocolate gene and some didn't? So that might be the case with your darker and lighter chick.
I have been following your posts on your flock, and yeah, I am not completely sold on the Barnies. Orps and Cochins are similar in temperament, I think. My little girls were about the size (and shape) of a large cantaloupe. There was one who would peck at your shoes until you gave in and picked her up. Spoiled. But I didn't like the messy feet feathers, so I think Orps are for me. I need quiet chickens, because houses are pretty dang close together here in coastal LA. In fact, I think when they made the law about chickens having to be 25' from your own house and 35' from your neighbors, they didn't expect anyone on a tiny beach community lot to get out a tape measure and actually figure out that they could squeak by on those guidelines!
My sister lives in a rural community and has full sized chickens. I really love her light Sussex, which are her most calm and friendly. The bantam light Sussex in the UK are so beautiful with their very black hackles contrasting with the white, but I've never seen that quality in the US.
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