What Breed am I ? Feather Footed Chicks...

[Shay1327]

One of my husband's friends has a wife that works in a nursing home. For easter they decided to hatch some eggs donated to them by a local farmer. Since they aren't allowed to keep the chickens at the nursing home they donated the chicks to me.

Only problem is I don't have any idea what they are. They are definately large fowl (they tower over my 6 day old speckled sussex chicks). Most of them are light colored but the feathers coming in on their wings are darker. They do have feathered legs and feet.

Sorry about the pics their from my cell phone.

 

[Matt A NC]

Look like mixes. The foot feathering is way to light to be a cochin. I would bet they are just Farm chicks from whatever was running around.

Should be interesting to watch them grow and see what they make.

Matt

 

[Shay1327]

I love mixes, its so much fun to see what you have in the end!

 

[akcountrygrrl]

Brahma or Brahma crosses, would be my guess.

 

[TinyLittleFarm]

The look like my light Brahmas did.

 

[Ariel301]

There's some Brahma in them, but I don't think they are purebred. Cute though, and I bet the nursing home residents enjoyed them!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Hey, you live just down the road from where I grew up...Chaffee. I graduated from Pioneer!

Anyway, it does look like a Cochin cross to me. It appears to have a single comb, the feathered legs, and my whites were gray just like yours when they were all downy.
Good luck with them. Very Cute!

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

The first pic looks just like my Light Brahma.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Light Brahma.

 

[Shay1327]

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That's too funny, I have to drive through Chaffee everyday when I'm headed to work.