The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Lets play "Guess What I Am"!!          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Nutterly_Uts Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 140 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:31 pm    Post subject: Lets play "Guess What I Am"!! This little lass/lad hatched 3 weeks ago, and I'm not sure what s/he is! S/he came from a batch of eggs listed as light sussex, silver and black marans, and light sussex x rhode island red Newly hatched http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Chicks011.jpg About a week http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/face.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/head.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/backview.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/sideshowingofftheblackbits.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/wingagain.jpg About 2 weeks http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Not-a-silkie020.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Not-a-silkie017.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Not-a-silkie003.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Not-a-silkie021.jpg From before the weekend http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Chicks009.jpg I need to take some new pics tomorrow as there are more feathers, but I am lost as to what it is? I guessed light sussex x rir at first, but then google seems to suggest they should be brown?! Back to top Pekinout Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1189 Location: Cornwall Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:58 am    Post subject: ooh errr dunno, silver and black maran maybe? Not heard of them though so dont know what they look like lol Back to top newby Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 143 Location: Dordogne Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:57 am    Post subject: The yellow one looks like my light sussex!! don't know the others though. Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3469 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:37 am    Post subject: Newly hatched it looks like a RIR x LS male. This would be a sex linked cross with the girls hatching buff/brown. Photo 21 has a little ginger job who'd I'd guess was a female from the cross. As I cull straight away, I've no idea how they grow up. Of course, if the LS was the cock, it's anybody's guess as the sex link doesn't work that way around. Back to top Nutterly_Uts Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 140 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:52 pm    Post subject: Photo 21 is the chick with my silkies The ginger one is feathering up as a partridge silkie. I had a feeling this chick might be male, but I really hope not!! Back to top Nutterly_Uts Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 140 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: More pics from today http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold024.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold020.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold019.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold017.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold005.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold002.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold001.jpg And all of them together again (excuse state of cage floor. It needs cleaning and they haven't been outside today due to torrential rain here) http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/3weeksold025.jpg Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group