Other than they've all got some amount of feathering on their feet and legs, I have no clue. I do think you're right that you've got a little gent in the mix. If that's the only one that would be amazing.
Just another Bantam breed ID request
Hello I got 6 mini dinosaurs from TSC
They are 3 weeks almost 4 and I thought I knew what they were from comparing the hatchery site to what I picked...but now I don't know. Apologies ahead of time for the poopy heat plate. They play King of The Mountain and I have to switch and clean everyday and I was running behind yesterday)
Wizzle
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Twizzle- pretty sure I'm gonna hear crowing from this one
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Salmon-ella
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Mickey
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Chip
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Mallory
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Thank you in advance. I think CHIP is a Brahma. I thought Wizzle and Twizzle may be Porcelain d'uccle and I thought Mickey and Mallory were Mille Fleur and Salmon-ella was cochin?
It's hard to find pics of bantams week by week lol
They are 3 weeks almost 4 and I thought I knew what they were from comparing the hatchery site to what I picked...but now I don't know. Apologies ahead of time for the poopy heat plate. They play King of The Mountain and I have to switch and clean everyday and I was running behind yesterday)
Wizzle
Twizzle- pretty sure I'm gonna hear crowing from this one
Salmon-ella
Mickey
Chip
Mallory
Thank you in advance. I think CHIP is a Brahma. I thought Wizzle and Twizzle may be Porcelain d'uccle and I thought Mickey and Mallory were Mille Fleur and Salmon-ella was cochin?
It's hard to find pics of bantams week by week lol
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Here is Chip day 3 and more of the feathers now. View attachment 46859Wizzle and Twizzle are Porcelain d'Uccles. I believe both are cockerels.
Salmon-ella I believe is a Red Cochin, too young to be sure of sex
Mickey is a Partridge Cochin and a pullet based on her feathering right now
I need better pictures of Chip and Mallory. Mallory most likely is a Partridge Cochin pullet like Mickey, but I'd like a better shot to confirm. Chip could be a couple things; Buff Brahma is certainly a possibility there and what I'm leaning toward, but Mille Fleur d'Uccles look similar at this age as well.
Feather growth rate is not an accurate way of telling sex in chicks, so just going off that will not give you the answers. D'Uccles are fast featherers in general, as your two little ones prove, and I believe all of my Red Cochins, male or female, feathered fast as well. Your chicks are at the age where the only ones we can be sure of the sex on are the males that get their combs in early, and the varieties with sex-dependent feather patterning like the Partridge Cochins. The rest, it's best to wait until around 6-8 weeks of age, maybe even later if Chip is a Brahma as those birds are super slow to mature.
Also, poopy heat plates are a fact of life, no worries there! Mine look as bad or worse by the end of brooding season here.
Omg they are freaking cute! My first flock I call the OGs. They are a mash up of mixes and I freaking love them. Their personalities are fantastic.
The 2nd are the Regulators, Buff Orpington Buff Brahma and Black Copper Maran.
This little batch is the Remix.
I am I am in Love with each one although there are a couple who need a swift kick in the rear. One girl, I don't know what I did to her to make her love me so much but man has she saved me in so many ways.
I m thankful for people like you and pages like this that help everyone learn and grow. So thank you
Oh and Mallory finally had some courage and said hi!Wizzle and Twizzle are Porcelain d'Uccles. I believe both are cockerels.
Salmon-ella I believe is a Red Cochin, too young to be sure of sex
Mickey is a Partridge Cochin and a pullet based on her feathering right now
I need better pictures of Chip and Mallory. Mallory most likely is a Partridge Cochin pullet like Mickey, but I'd like a better shot to confirm. Chip could be a couple things; Buff Brahma is certainly a possibility there and what I'm leaning toward, but Mille Fleur d'Uccles look similar at this age as well.
Feather growth rate is not an accurate way of telling sex in chicks, so just going off that will not give you the answers. D'Uccles are fast featherers in general, as your two little ones prove, and I believe all of my Red Cochins, male or female, feathered fast as well. Your chicks are at the age where the only ones we can be sure of the sex on are the males that get their combs in early, and the varieties with sex-dependent feather patterning like the Partridge Cochins. The rest, it's best to wait until around 6-8 weeks of age, maybe even later if Chip is a Brahma as those birds are super slow to mature.
Also, poopy heat plates are a fact of life, no worries there! Mine look as bad or worse by the end of brooding season here.
Quick question....is it their littleness thatakes then want to fit in a tiny spot all together? Like it's technically always dinner time if all 6 sit in the bowl right?lol
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