What are we... pic heavy

[canada-goose]

I think the golden barred one is a Golden Campine. I could be wrong but that is what I think. I'm not sure about the others.

 

[faykokoWV]

she does look like a campine or the Egyptian Fayoumi

You can't tell from the picture, but that chick and the other one just like it are about a third smaller than the rest of them. I wonder if that makes it more likely to be the Egyptian?

 

[jqs birds]

The black chciks may also be Javas. Or black sexlink hens.

My point is APA standard calls for rosecombs in Wyandotte. If it has a single comb it is crossed wqith something. Rosecomb is a dominant gene. So if you get a single comb bird it is from a flock that has been crossed with something, for any number of reasons. Be it to introduce a new color or to improve fertility or whatever it is still a hybrid, and should be culled for not showing breed standard.

 

[faykokoWV]

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well if they are sex links they sure screwed up a pullet order because they sure look to be roos with those pink combs at 3 weeks old.

I don't plan on breeding them or showing them so I don't care if they're pure breds. I do think that the hatcheries should try to breed to standard though and its a little disappointing when they don't.

I guess I'm just going to have to be patient and see what they grow into.

 

[Fruit Juice]

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not to critisize or anything, but single combs pop up quite commonly in pure breedeing stock. Many people actually keep single combers to improve stock.

 

[Fruit Juice]

Okay. My guess is SLW and golden campines or eqyptians.