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[Choo-chook]

What do you think this is? (The ginger one)

It looks awfully like lees new chick? But it's not supposed to!!

Edited June 6, 2014 by Guest

[Choo-chook]

Err, a maran!!! The breeder thinks it may be a throw back, but I'm wondering if mis-picked, I was gob smacked when I saw your photos this morn, turns out my dark one I thought was a boy is now a girl and my girl is now a leg bar ??? I know nothing about leg bars

[Choo-chook]

Are they bantams? I'm very attached already cos I thought it was a female maran, will have to do some serious bonding with my (now) female maran, when she was a he it was for the chop!

[UKMARCH]

They're cute! We have just hatched recently for the first time so I am not familiar with what different chicks look like but we have welsummers with similar markings but sadly I think they are males!

[Choo-chook]

Waiting to hear back from my local breeder where I got my original girls and eggs. I def know 2 are postal marans and 2 bantams from her. She breeds buff pymouth rocks, s p wynnadottes and New Hampshire reds. I assumed the yellow one was a buff, but the breeder of the marans said that twice in 3 yrs they've had a throwback yellow, which may mean the ginger one could be a New Hampshire??? What a puzzler. Sent pic away so I'll wait and see and then wait some more to see who doodle-doos.

[Choo-chook]

Lee, I got my eggs from the same place as you, I thought the dark one with the yellow spots was a boy, but she says no a girl, glad I checked. It's very, very dark brown.

[Choo-chook]

She said this was my girl, she's v dark brown

Still no idea what the ginger is, it came out a brown egg if that helps.

[Cat tails]

A mystery chick!

It looks lovely though, very pretty colour!

[Redwing]

It looks like it will possibly be a gold partridge colour and male (markings not defined enough to be female) I can't see if it has a single (upright) comb or a Rose comb, if it has a rose comb is possibly from the Wyandotte pen. If single comb I guess it will be a NHR - not seen many chicks so not sure.

[Choo-chook]

Thanks for the advice, I'll update my photos as they get a bit older, already at a week old you can see the feathers coming in .