Autumn Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Can anyone advise what these are? These two are about 20 weeks old and started laying about 2 weeks ago. These two are younger, they are only about 16 weeks, the gold one is really friendly, she'll happily perch on your arm or hand! All we know is the breeder my parents got them from (they have the other 20 or so!) was trying to breed a specific chocolate colour and any that didn't work were disposed of at day old. I'm probably going to sell some as I have eggs due to hatch at the inky at the moment and need to reduce the numbers so it'd be good to know what they are so I can advertise them! Thanks. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I have no idea but on www.pekinbantams.com they will definately know (even if not pekins!) Good luck! We have a 'bantam of fate' and I would love to know what she is but never got round to asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 They look like wyandotte bantams of various colours - I have a couple and they are very hardy birds with a nice temperament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 No idea, but they have gorgeous markings . Very pretty girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 They're not wyandottes, the comb's wrong. I'm guessing partridge plymouth rock. Very pretty looking birds, whatever they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've always been told that Wyandottes can have either a rose comb or a single comb; I have pure breeds with both. Some of those birds look younger than others, so the combs won't have developed yet. I love the partridge colouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I was going to say Wyandottes until I read SuperJules post Oh well, haven't a clue then - but they are very pretty! They have a very 'cushiony' tail shape - could they be bantam orps? (although I still think they are a wyandotty shape!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Claret, you are right, whilst the wyandotte typically has a rose comb, it is a dominant gene so sometimes you have a throwback to the recessive single comb gene due to single combed birds in their ancestry. However, if they were first generation wyandotte crosses, you would expect to hatch rose comb birds that carry the single comb recessive gene. If one of these birds was then crossed with another single combed bird the result should be 50/50 rose combed/single combed birds. They do have a very wyandotty shape though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 They look like a gold partridge bantams. Have a look at Wombatally's new bantams. **here** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Partridge is a colour type where the background is tan or brown with a double black lacing. Looking at those, you have a silver pencilled, partridge (which is another name for buff laced) and gold pencilled; very pretty birds. I used to have a silver pencilled wyandotte myself... I am really fond of wyandottes and would have a whole flock of them if I had the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
