Compost King
Free Ranging
I found that guessing assorted bantams is about the most fun I have had with chickens. These were hatched March 11th (on my 44th birthday!) however the larger one is likely from a previous flock 3 weeks older. Long story on how that happens with my set up but it does.
I am guessing I am looking at Black Tail White Japanese, Grey Japanese, behind them Wellsumer and Red Pyle Old English Game Bantam. You can see the feathers of a Golden Seabright or Gold Laced Wyandotte to the right... but he ran out of the picture in a hurry. The Ones I believe are Japanese Bantams tend to have more erect tails than you can see in this picture, the One I am guessing Welsumer on... I am really taking a wild guess on, I have 3 full sized Welsummer that are 3 weeks older who looked exactly the same. However that pattern could be on a different breed. I know I do not take the best pictures and do not expect people to be accurate when they chime in. These little guys are are impossible to catch and never sit still. But if there are any requests for specific shots on specific birds I might already have them or will go out and take more pictures.
here are the back ends of them as they run away when they see the camera.
I have no idea what the 2 are front and center, They are 8 weeks old, can anyone tell me he name of the pattern? Is it mottled? The pictures are crappy for figuring out the breed but they are inside the coop and I wasn't going to disturb them just for a picture. And to grab them would mean kneeling down in a chicken run on a rainy day. Just knowing the name of the pattern would go a long way towards me figuring out the breed.
I am guessing I am looking at Black Tail White Japanese, Grey Japanese, behind them Wellsumer and Red Pyle Old English Game Bantam. You can see the feathers of a Golden Seabright or Gold Laced Wyandotte to the right... but he ran out of the picture in a hurry. The Ones I believe are Japanese Bantams tend to have more erect tails than you can see in this picture, the One I am guessing Welsumer on... I am really taking a wild guess on, I have 3 full sized Welsummer that are 3 weeks older who looked exactly the same. However that pattern could be on a different breed. I know I do not take the best pictures and do not expect people to be accurate when they chime in. These little guys are are impossible to catch and never sit still. But if there are any requests for specific shots on specific birds I might already have them or will go out and take more pictures.