what does a leghorn chick look like

[runt325]

Ok look at this one

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Ok look at this one

I'm not sure what kind of chick that is... it doesn't look like a Dominicker to me. There is no barring on it at all, and that looks like a single comb with 5 points instead of a rose comb that's flat and wide. How old is it?

This is a picture of a 3 week old Dominique cockerel. Pullets normally start showing barring sooner than cockerels...

 

[runt325]

A week old

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

A week old

I see. It's younger than I thought it is. If it's a barred breed (Dominique or Barred Rock), it should start showing bars on the primary wing feathers by two weeks old. Mostly black primary feathers with a little white on the ends means it's usually a male. If there is white barring on most of the primary feathers (front to back), it's usually a female. Even though it's only a week old, it's comb looks like a single comb. Notice how flat and wide the comb is in the picture I posted? A female Dominique's comb will be even more narrow and shorter. Can you take close up pictures of the comb from the top and from the side? This will tell for sure if it's a Dominique.

This is what I'm seeing. The bird on the left is yours, and the bird on the right is a Dominique. I can see a big difference in the combs...

 

[runt325]

The right is what most of my chicks are

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

The right is what most of my chicks are

Hmm... if the parents were true-bred rose combs, all of their chicks should have rose combs. If a rose comb and single comb breed together, some of the chicks will have rose combs while others have single combs. Single combs are dominant, and if you breed the single combs (from rose comb and single comb breeding) with other single combs, they will produce all single comb chicks. If you breed rose combs (from rose and single comb breeding) with other rose combs, they will produce mostly rose combs, but will also occasionally produce single comb chicks. I hope that's not too confusing... it just the way genetics work. This basically means there is single comb genes in one (or both) of the parents of your chicks.

 

[runt325]

Hmm... if the parents were true-bred rose combs, all of their chicks should have rose combs. If a rose comb and single comb breed together, some of the chicks will have rose combs while others have single combs. Single combs are dominant, and if you breed the single combs (from rose comb and single comb breeding) with other single combs, they will produce all single comb chicks. If you breed rose combs (from rose and single comb breeding) with other rose combs, they will produce mostly rose combs, but will also occasionally produce single comb chicks. I hope that's not too confusing... it just the way genetics work. This basically means there is single comb genes in one (or both) of the parents of your chicks.

I see. It's younger than I thought it is. If it's a barred breed (Dominique or Barred Rock), it should start showing bars on the primary wing feathers by two weeks old. Mostly black primary feathers with a little white on the ends means it's usually a male. If there is white barring on most of the primary feathers (front to back), it's usually a female. Even though it's only a week old, it's comb looks like a single comb. Notice how flat and wide the comb is in the picture I posted? A female Dominique's comb will be even more narrow and shorter. Can you take close up pictures of the comb from the top and from the side? This will tell for sure if it's a Dominique. This is what I'm seeing. The bird on the left is yours, and the bird on the right is a Dominique. I can see a big difference in the combs...

I'm not sure what kind of chick that is... it doesn't look like a Dominicker to me. There is no barring on it at all, and that looks like a single comb with 5 points instead of a rose comb that's flat and wide. How old is it? This is a picture of a 3 week old Dominique cockerel. Pullets normally start showing barring sooner than cockerels...

All the major hatcheries have Dominiques, so hatchery quality ones are common. Breeder quality ones are harder to find.

Meaning not many people raise them anymore. Most people raise Barred Plymouth Rocks, which are identical to Dominikers except they have single combs instead of rose combs.

agree

Dominiques - aka Dominikers - lay brown eggs. fairly rare breed. Take care of them.

Leghorns always lay white eggs regardless of variety. What a chick looks like depends on the variety. I believe leghorns come in 9 varieties. The following link will have pictures of chicks in most varieties toward the bottom of the page. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Leghorns/BRKLeghorns.html

It's definitely a Golden/Red Sex Link pullet. They lay various shades of brown eggs - from light tan to dark brown.

Was it really white or a tanish? Here is an egg mine laid the one on the right, since they are hybrids the egg color varies.

Brown

That is a Red sex-link pullet, the are called sex link because you can sex them by what color they are. Cockerels will be white with red patches on the shoulder area while pullets are mostly red with white.

White Leghorn chick (I borrowed this picture - it's not mine. They say this one is about 4 1/2 wks old). I don't know if you wanted to know about White Leghorns or Brown Leghorns. Hope it helps!

well then are they a real rare breed

 

[keesmom]

Ok look at this one

This is not a Dominique. Wrong comb type, no barring and does not have a white head spot.

 

[runt325]

What kind is it then

This is not a Dominique. Wrong comb type, no barring and does not have a white head spot. 

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

What kind is it then

Not sure... but I'm thinking Pterodactyl.