Silver Laced Wyandotte with feathered legs?

[Freckle Face Farm]

cochin

check the feet color cochins have yellow feet

 

[al6517]

It's what happens all the time when dealing with Hatcheries, you got something else or a mix of some kind, the hatchery figures you don't know the difference, you did but most don't know or care. Good luck and I hope you get it worked out.

AL

 

[Katy]

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So do wyandottes.

 

[2smartchicks]

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How would I know the difference between bantam and standard?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Bantams are teeny tiny, standards will quickly outgrow them in a week.

 

[2smartchicks]

I talked to McMurray today. They immediately said they would send replacements. Then they asked a few questions about the markings and ended up saying that they were probably cochins. Said they were kept in the same area and someone probably grabbed the wrong ones.

So, 11 more on the way plus packing material (leghorn roos). Called a friend who wants the cochins and is willing to take the roos too (probably for dinner, but what else do you do with dozens of roos?). I'd have too many in my flock if I kept everything, so glad to have friends nearby who keep chickens.

Also, attempted to feather sex them today. I hope I'm wrong. If I'm right, only 3 out of the 27 chicks are hens.

 

[2smartchicks]

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Ok, they're probably standard then...they are a little smaller than the Wyandottes, but just a little. I wouldn't call them tiny.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Cochins are generally a little smaller than standard birds.



Also, only certain breeds can be feather sexed... I know it doesn't work with my Wyandottes.

 

[Diamond Wire Farms]

I've tried feather sexing my cochin babies. I SUCK at it. Hopefully you do too, and there are more girls than you think!

 

[pdsavage]

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Feather sexing is done with a slow feathering female breed to a fast feathering male breed....edit