BeckyBoo Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 ....Ok you knowledgeable lot, having had a guess as to which sex they are (I've changed my mind on two of them several times ) can I ask you to play guess the breed? I bought the following eggs, A copper black maran (which I can identify easily) a cream legbar (a girl! ) then I also got a buff orpington, a buff sussex and a buff columbian brahma (or I thought I did) So, the question is, of those three, I thought I'd identified the brahma as I saw the egg he/she came out of, BUT that appears now to be my buff sussex!! It actually doesn't matter what they are really, as long as they're girls although we're NOT now going to be eating the boys as I have homes for ALL boys I end up with (a lifetime of eating and "looking after" hens awaits them ) Here they are, here's the cream legbar who is SO pretty, getting her crest and feathered up beautifully! This is Bumble... This is Sooty a copper black maran, boy or girl? I kep changing my mind, got a bigger comb than the others but also has tail feathers which I thought came later on boys...? Now, the sandy one in the front I could have sworn came from the brahma egg, but she (or he) looks suspiciously buff sussexish to me? And this is the one I thought was supposed to be buff sussex! Is this my brahma do you think, and if so is this what buff columbians look like as cheepy chicks, or have I got something else entirely? And that just leaves this one (not a very good picture) which I guess is the buff orpington? And just for good measure here's a gratuitous shot of me dawg Delilah doing her best Great Dane impression Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hi Mrs B, Im afraid I dont know enough to be much help, But I wanted to say delilah is gorgeous I think going by pics you've guessed right and the bottom one does look like a littler version of my Orp who was 8 weeks when i got her. Sorry i wasnt much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hackle feathers are supposed to be a dead giveaway. Round for girls, pointy for boys. Also, boys look upwards if you startle them, and girls cower or run away. Delilah has grown a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkychick Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Lovely chucks! We got a cream legbar (plus a legbar cross and a lucky dip chuck) a week ago, i was just wondering how old your little one is so we can sort of get an idea on the age of ours Hope to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ours are nearly 6 weeks old that's all. Too old to eat if you're an intensive farmer, mind you you wouldn't get much more than a sandwich out of ours! I hope our legbar lays eggs the same colour as the one she hatched from, lovely pale bluey green! I'm still just not sure wether or not I've got a Brahma (which I really really really want ) Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) I'll give it a go. First Pic: Cream Legbar girl Second pic: maran boy, judging by the impressive comb. Third pic: Buff Sussex girl Forth pic: hmmmm, looks a bit too light to be a buff columbian chick...but it does have the right comb, so it could just be the age, here is a link to what they are supposed to look like as a chick: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BuffColWyChik.JPEG Anyway, I think It's a girl. Fifth pic: No idea . Looks like some sort of Wyandotte judging by the comb....although it has got feathered legs so it could be crossed with a brahma or chochin? Looks like a boy by the lack of feathers. And the last pic, yep I would say buff orpington girl. xx Edited July 17, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinkychick Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 hmmm...well my legbar and legbar x have got small combs that are growing by the day but the lucky dip chuck well she doesnt seem to be growing hers...its there but it hasnt grown like the others...hehe we joke that she is just a large black bird! thanks for the info, i really should try to get some photos of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Haven't a clue I'm afraid, but they all look lovely. Delilah looks magnificent too, I can quite catagorically identify her as a Great Dane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I recognised the cream legbar and the copper black maran, but all the buff ones are a mystery to me. Sorry to be of no help whatsoever. The bottom pic is definitely a dog though! Thay all look lovely BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Love Delilah, she has such squidgy chops! The little scrawny one with the feathery legs does look like a brahma chick - see here: (if you scroll down there is a pic of a dark brahma chick, feathery legs from very early on by the looks of it) Images of Brahmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Can't help you I'm afraid but you have a lovely selection. If it is a dark brahma girl it will grow up like mine Here's Doris, minus her feather knickers - I had a feather pecker in the midst, she's also my main broody so that doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Think the black ones a boy & I also think the one on the log (suspected brahma) is a boy. The buff sussex is very pretty! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
