What breed is this chick? Guessing Lakenvelder x silkie? Picture

[lonnyandrinda]

We bought some lakenvelder hatching eggs at auction for cheap just for fun, only 2/9 hatched. The first one came out as expected, the second had a hard time of hatching and I had to help him out at the end. Then I just had to laugh- he looks nothing like his sibling! Given the head bump and feathered legs/toes, I am guessing he is a Lakenvelder/silkie cross? The egg certainly looked like the other lakenvelder eggs. But he only has 4 toes, not 5, so I am guessing he got that from his Lakenvelder momma.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Silkie for sure, not sure about the lakenvelder

 

[ramirezframing]

maybe not a lakenvelder or a silkie, as both these breeds have grey to black legs and this chick does not. And for being a silkie cross it shouldnt have that much feather on the legs. If it had 5 toes, I would say a sultan and they lay white eggs and chicks look like that. Can you ask the person you got the eggs from what breeds they have?

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Nope, bought at auction not even sure if I could track the person down if I wanted to. Guess I'll just have to wait and see as it grows up! Off to look at sultan chick pictures...

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Oh wow, yes it does look like a sultan chick so maybe the person got the eggs mixed up when he was packing them! But Sultans are supposed to have 5 toes, too? So I'm guessing it is a mix still!