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Barnyard Buddies:  What kind of hens are these?  |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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 Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 09:49:18 AM
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I finally got my new laying hens. I usually get the standard Hyline as they are such great producers. This time they sent me these!! I think the one with the black tail is a Buff Brahma(?), but what about the other one? Anyone have experience with these guys?
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Edited by - DaisyFarm on Jul 14 2009 10:53:41 AM |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:11:05 AM
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Brahmas have featherd legs/feet, I'm not sure? If these are not what you ordered, I'd be calling them. They look alittle like rhode Island reds, but , way to light colored. My guess is they are crosses of some kind?
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:33:35 AM
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They look like the Golden Comets my sis in law had once. They for sure arn't Brahmas.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:47:17 AM
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Thanks you guys. I have no idea then, but I think you might be right Teresa...a cross of some kind. Jenny, I got the idea of the Buff Brahma from a pic I found online from a poultry site. Some of them do look like they will have feathered legs. These guys are just barely at point-of-lay, some will be a few weeks yet.
Some also look like a lighter colored Hyline, some definitely not.
Right now we have to take what you can get. There is a six to eight month wait list for any kind of laying hen.
Oh well, as long as they lay eggs I'm happy. They are sure pretty to look at. |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:47:47 AM
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they completely look like Golden Comets to me. I've got 4 of them and they look pretty much the same. Yep, call whoever you got them from and get a replacement.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:52:11 AM
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Ok dumb question..do the Golden Comets lay brown eggs?
Second dumb question...can Golden Comets have either black or white tail feathers like these guys? |
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Cabinprincess
True Blue Farmgirl
682 Posts
Melody June
Athens
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 12:01:08 PM
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I believe the black tail one is a Red Chantecler and the white tailed one is a Buff Chantecler. If I'm correct they both do really well in very cold weather, are good for both meat and lay brown eggs.
I checked them out on the site Ideal Poultry where I always get my chicks. You can send them an email with the pics and they will tell you for sure.
https://secuservices.com/ideal/newideal/selectproduct.aspx?qty=1&ID=RCHS&Product=1051
Smiles, Melody June
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 2:26:03 PM
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Maybe they are crosses of comets, chantecler and brahmas!! haha. Not really...Brahmas lay brown eggs..not sure about comets..I wish I could remember. If they don't have feathered legs by now..they won't get them. They sort of are born with that. It looks so cute on a little chick!! They are sure pretty, whatever they are!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 2:38:45 PM
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Comets lay brown eggs. But they won't reproduce true. I never thought of a Chantecler...bute then, I've never seen a real one either! haha!
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:26:07 PM
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They're very pretty hens, whatever they are. My money would be on a MIX too though. You get some VERY interesting things sometimes from the hatcheries.
Last year my friend ordered white silkies. One of them had red earlobes (white silkies have BLUE earlobes), a yellow beak, light colored skin, and YELLOW legs! Silkies have BLACK skin (or "Mullberry" as some sources describe it) and slate GRAY (or blue) legs! They also have 5 toes, feathered shanks, and, believe it or not, they even have very dark colored (nearly black) BONES! (WEIRD!!!) The bird certainly LOOKS like a Silkie, but the COLORS of the face and legs give away the fact that she's a MIX. Only God and the mother chicken know WHAT that mix is!
Regardless of what your birds are Diane, enjoy them. They're lovely girls, whatever their parentage! ~~ Tracy
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