Who's my mommy??

[steffpeck]

Ok, I know the daddy is a dominique roo, but I cannot figure out who the mommy is.

I have dominique hens, golden comet hens and buff orpington hens. I am fairly certain that the dom hens are not the mom. This little thing has a single comb, but is so different from the rest of the hatch that I have no clue who the mom is. Can you help me??

My brothers and sisters

 

[okiehen]

AWW very cute. I would think its from your comet hens and is a through back on the white side as a sex link high-breed will not breed true.
And I bet as it feathers out it will be spoted with black like a splash.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I did the "which of these chicks is not like the rest" thing with my son whos three

He got it right! LOL great picture for that. Cute baby! I couldn't help you figure out who the mommy is tho.

 

[steffpeck]

Thanks! I found pictures of the Golden Comets as chicks and they had very orange legs, and some were almost as light as this one, so I bet your right that it is the Golden's. This little one was the last to hatch, and I was SHOCKED when it came out white, with the rest of them black. It sure is cute, that's for sure!

 

[jakmallex]

Your photos have such nice light. Do you wait for the "sweet light" of sunrise/sunset or do you alter your white balance?

 

[steffpeck]

The first 2 were taken at that "sweet time" at sunset. The one with the momma was in the coop with my flash on.

 

[Solsken Farm]

Precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Do I see water in the background? Do you have a farm on a lake or river or ocean? Beautiful!

 

[steffpeck]

No water, those are the mountains off in the distance. We do have the Great Salt Lake to the North of us about 8 -10 miles or so. Here is a picture from our backyard of the Lake & Antelope Island. This was taken in February of this year.

 

[LilPeeps]

Is there any way the dom wasn't the father? The chicks should all come out barred if the male was a dominique...

 

[Solsken Farm]

That is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow. What a view you have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(inside and out.

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