What breed is our free chick from mcmurray ?

[popsicle]

Can you get some pictures? Also try to get a picture of the chick standing naturally.

 

[Busybee1]

I ordered an ornamental layer collection and received 2 that look just like your chick. I think they are Phoenix based on the video on their website. Hopefully it is a pullet by mistake

 

[sararoni]

 

[sararoni]

The reddish feathers are barely visible, they just started to grow. I thought he might be a golden phoenix but mcmurray doesn't seem to have them

 

[sararoni]

He is such a loud little thing

 

[sararoni]

Here he is crying his heart out because he is out of the brooder away from the others

 

[popsicle]

No, I'd still guess he's supposed to be Silver Duckwing in color--but may have some red leakage. I can't see any signs of red in the pictures you provided, so I'm not certain though.

I have both Golden Phoenix and Black Breasted Red right now that are around five weeks old--the hackle feathers come in golden or red, they don't seem to start Silver Duckwing and then redden up.

Young BBR Cockerel:


Young Golden Phoenix cockerel--sorry the red light of the lamp makes it hard to see, but the hackle feathers are indeed golden:


Here is a Silver Duckwing Yokohama I had last year, notice the red leakage in the white on his shoulders:

 

[sararoni]

No, I'd still guess he's supposed to be Silver Duckwing in color--but may have some red leakage. I can't see any signs of red in the pictures you provided, so I'm not certain though. I have both Golden Phoenix and Black Breasted Red right now that are around five weeks old--the hackle feathers come in golden or red, they don't seem to start Silver Duckwing and then redden up. Young BBR Cockerel: Young Golden Phoenix cockerel--sorry the red light of the lamp makes it hard to see, but the hackle feathers are indeed golden: Here is a Silver Duckwing Yokohama I had last year, notice the red leakage in the white on his shoulders:

Thank you that was very helpful. Your birds are beautiful. The red leakage in the silver phoenix is not desirable right? This is a hatchery bird and I know you can't expect them to be show quality

 

[popsicle]

Thank you that was very helpful. Your birds are beautiful.
The red leakage in the silver phoenix is not desirable right?
This is a hatchery bird and I know you can't expect them to be show quality

I don't believe the red leakage is supposed to be there, but doesn't surprise me in hatchery birds. Honestly, all my birds are hatchery also (except my German New Hampshires).

 

[sararoni]

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He is growing a lot of red feathers. Is this a leakage or is he going to be colorful? What is he?