Rescue Flock, what breeds do I have?

[txbirdlady]

Barred Rock, nevertheless.

Hatcheries (Cough*Ideal*cough) aren't the best preservers of Standard of Perfection traits.

No kidding! I ordered some silkies from Ideal and though they are healthy, they are certainly not of the same breed quality as the ones I received from mypetchicken.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

When will this nonsensical chaos end.

When people stop buying from them. No agency required.

 

[Mimi13]

When people stop buying from them. No agency required.

Problem is, a lot of first time chicken owners don’t know. Unfortunately they believe what is written about the coops, myself included. I had no reason not to believe the information I read about the coops.

 

[cmom]

The one bird I think is possibly an EE the other could be either a Cuckoo Maran or maybe a Barred Rock. What color are the eggs?

 

[milehigh_giraffe]

The one bird I think is possibly an EE the other could be either a Cuckoo Maran or maybe a Barred Rock. What color are the eggs?

She hasn't laid any eggs since I rescued her. She's healthy though and I would think she should be laying at anytime.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

Problem is, a lot of first time chicken owners don’t know. Unfortunately they believe what is written about the coops, myself included. I had no reason not to believe the information I read about the coops.

Agreed 100%.

To keep the thread on track, I'm really curious about this barred Rock vs cuckoo marans and am interested to see how it develops. Looks like a Barred Rock to me, but I'm thrown with the leg color thing.

 

[bruceha2000]

I think the barring is too distinct to be a Cuckoo Maran. My 2 BR's (from Meyer) are only 11 weeks old. They do have yellow legs, turning blackish on the front and top of the toes.

 

[milehigh_giraffe]

Agreed 100%.

To keep the thread on track, I'm really curious about this barred Rock vs cuckoo marans and am interested to see how it develops. Looks like a Barred Rock to me, but I'm thrown with the leg color thing.

Unfortunately I don't know if she will ever lay eggs in order to lay this mystery to rest. She was the loan survivor of a dog attack on her flock, and that's how she came to be in my rescue flock. She has laid eggs in the past but never regularly, and her previous owner didn't know which eggs were who's. As long as she lives a happy life with the rest of the flock I could careless if she ever lays.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Unfortunately I don't know if she will ever lay eggs in order to lay this mystery to rest. She was the loan survivor of a dog attack on her flock, and that's how she came to be in my rescue flock. She has laid eggs in the past but never regularly, and her previous owner didn't know which eggs were who's. As long as she lives a happy life with the rest of the flock I could careless if she ever lays.

The barred bird is a Barred Plymouth Rock. Cuckoo Marans have dark beaks and your bird has a yellow beak like a Barred Plymouth Rock.

 

[milehigh_giraffe]

I recently acquired this lovely lady. She lays small green eggs. I was told she's a Bantam Araucana, does that seem accurate? I absolutely adore her, she's an absolute sweetheart.