Surprise chick!! What breeds do you think?

[K7 Menagerie]

My bantam cochin hen went broody, so I put a couple eggs under her from my mixed pen. The roosters hadn't been in there very long, so I didn't think any of the eggs were fertile. Much to my surprise, I heard peeping from under her last night and found an adorable little chick this morning!

I'm curious who the parents are, though.

Possible mamas: Golden Laced Wyandotte, Australorp, Buff Orpington

Possible daddies: Light Brahma, Golden Laced Cochin

Here's a couple of photos, what do you think?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Australorpe

If those are feathers on it's legs, I would say daddy was cochin.

 

[K7 Menagerie]

Yup, those are feathers on the legs - but light brahmas have feathers on the legs too......

 

[gritsar]

If the leg feathering is light and only on the outside of the legs, then I would say daddy is the brahma. Heavier feathering, my guess would be daddy is the cochin. From the pics, the feathering looks pretty sparse?

 

[sloallie10]

Austrolorp/ Light Brahma

 

[btrent94]

Australorp was def the mommy

And im gonna guess Brahma was daddy because the chick has a brahma body structure and the feather feet is light ...

But IMO its also looking like a baby boy

.. dont know if thats bad or good news for you ??

 

[K7 Menagerie]

Hmmm.....what makes you think boy? He/she is less than 24 hours old.......

Also, I was REALLY surprised when I walked back out this evening to find 2 more of the eggs had hatched! These 2 have chipmunk-like striping, so I'm thinking my golden laced wyandottes are the moms of those 2. Haven't been able to check the legs yet.

 

[LilPeeps]

What type of comb does it have? A rose comb would suggest that either the SLW was the mother, or the brahma was the father.

 

[KattyKillFish]

i think it's and aussie/cochin

 

[klf73]

I would also like to know comb type

I was actually thinking GLW X Lt Brahma, the slight *patterning* on the head, but the color is that of the australorp
my final answer is australorp x lt brahma but reserve the right to change my answer after knowing comb type