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What breed is Mrs. Whatsit?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by marcumbackyardfarms, Sep 2, 2013.

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  1. Sep 2, 2013 #1
    marcumbackyardfarms

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    She is not a bantam but does have a small build. She has dark willow or slate legs, white earlobes, single comb, lays a very small light beige egg. Was very flighty at first but now is very friendly. She is currently 6 months old. Very strongly resembles Red Caps but does not have the correct comb at all for that.
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  2. Sep 2, 2013 #2
    CowGrrrl

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    Oh my gawsh, i love her name.
    she is a golden spangled Hamburg
     
  3. Sep 2, 2013 #3
    Kelsie2290

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    She looks like a gold spangled hamburg except for the comb.
     
  4. Sep 2, 2013 #4
    sourland

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    The comb is wrong for a Hamburg, but everything else is right. She is a very striking bird perhaps a 'hatchery' bred golden spangled Hamburg.
     
  5. Sep 2, 2013 #5
    marcumbackyardfarms

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    Yes we thought that too until we saw that just like the Red Caps the Hamburgs have special combs. We got her name from the book/movie "A Wrinkle in Time"
     
  6. Sep 2, 2013 #6
    ghostwolf211

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    Oh wow....I love the color!!!
     
  7. Sep 2, 2013 #7
    marcumbackyardfarms

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    She is from Ideal Hatchery.
     
  8. Sep 2, 2013 #8
    Kelsie2290

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    Ideal does have GSH, and she has white earlobes, so GSH that happens to have a single comb would get my vote.
     
  9. Sep 2, 2013 #9
    ederob

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  10. Sep 2, 2013 #10
    marcumbackyardfarms

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    she also lays a small brown egg instead of white
     

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