Choo-chook Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMARCH Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 A mystery chick! It looks lovely though, very pretty colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 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 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
