What am I? Silver Campine, Fayoumi or Silver Pencilled Hamburg?

[BantamWhisperer]

I bought this little lady and the owner forgot her breed! She said she has the papers somewhere, but doesn't know for sure.... I thought Silver Campine for sure, but was told was eve more rare. These are the three breeds I narrowed down to!

• Silver Campine
• Fayoumi
• Silver Pencilled Hamburg

She's the one on the bottom row between the muscovies.



Full Body.



Back Left.



Another Full Body Pic.



She has a single comb
Green legs
and a greenish yellow beak.

 

[hdowden]

• Silver Campine these have white ear lobes
• Fayoumi this is what she is
• Silver Pencilled Hamburg they have rose combs

 

[BantamWhisperer]

THANKS!!!! so are they actually more rare than campines?

 

[ramirezframing]

both the campines and fayoumi have white earlobes now Hdowden is right in that yours is a fayoumi as they can have the greenish legs, they are also penciled and the campines are barred

 

[BantamWhisperer]

Ok, thanks! I looked up to see if they were anymore rare than a campine, but couldn't find any info...?

 

[maransfan16]

i have a silver campine rooster and a fayoumi hen does anyone on here know what i'd get colorwise? the hen is not quiet laying age yet so i haven't been able to hatch eggs from the two yet

 

[BantamWhisperer]

Make a post in the " Breeds, Genetics, showing,etc." forum. There's lots of people who would know!

Anyone have an answer to my question?

 

[maransfan16]

ok thanks i'll do that sorry about that though just thought it would be a place to ask that but the american livestock breeds conservancy said that campines were on the critical list but said nothing about fayoumis hope that helps a little bit sorry thats all igot that i know might help you

 

[popsicle]

Ok, thanks! I looked up to see if they were anymore rare than a campine, but couldn't find any info...?

They aren't your typical backyard/barnyard breeds like Rocks and Leghorns; however, if you look at several of the big hatcheries they sell them as "rare breeds." Since they are available from the big hatcheries so they're not rare like Bresse or Legbars. I can't speak to the quality of the hatchery birds.

 

[Drieslag]

For more info on Campines, please check http://campines.tumblr.com/.

But to answer your question you'd probably get birds with quite a raised tail and upward chest, plus somewhat messed up barring.
Fayoumi are more flowered in feathers, the Campine is barred.