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[NatJ]

I went and looked more closely and you’re right it’s mostly just black accents on the wings. And I thiiiink it’s a single comb (not rose) but it’s still so small it’s hard to tell.

It is definitely not a rose comb. I can see enough in one photo to be sure of that.

If you can get a better photo of the comb, I might be able to tell if it's pea comb (Buckeye) or single comb (anything else.) I think it is probably a single comb, because of the points I see in the last photo, but I can't be quite sure. I know chick #1 has a single comb because I see points on top of it in the first photo, and I can see how skinny it is in the second photo (with the spread wings.) Single combs are narrower than pea combs, are usually taller than pea combs, and have more obvious points than pea combs.

Do you think once it’s full grown I’ll be able to know what it is more definitively? I feel like right now I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference myself between buckeye, RIR, NH, ISAs, etc

Yes, you will be able to tell more when it is full grown, and some of those will be much more obvious within just a few weeks. If you get a nice front photo of the comb, there's a good chance I can answer the pea/single question already, and that will settle part of it. (I know it is hard to get comb photos of chickens because they keep moving their heads, and small chicks are harder because the comb itself is so small.)

 

[AGeese]

Thank you so so much for this info, SUPER appreciate this!!

I went and looked more closely and you’re right it’s mostly just black accents on the wings. And I thiiiink it’s a single comb (not rose) but it’s still so small it’s hard to tell.

Do you think once it’s full grown I’ll be able to know what it is more definitively? I feel like right now I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference myself between buckeye, RIR, NH, ISAs, etc

Buckeyes will also develop black under tail feathers as they get older.


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• AGeese
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[gimmie birdies]

Pretty- I am sure these are not buckeyes.

 

[AGeese]

I was referring to post #3, for some reason it didn't quote.

 

[snacks_on_snacks]

My best guess now is RIR roo? Any thoughts unfortunately I think with that big comb it’s not a hen and not a buckeye haha

 

[AGeese]

My best guess now is RIR roo? Any thoughts unfortunately I think with that big comb it’s not a hen and not a buckeye haha

The comb definitely isn't buckeye, the feathers look similar though.

 

[NatJ]

My best guess now is RIR roo? Any thoughts unfortunately I think with that big comb it’s not a hen and not a buckeye haha

I agree that is no Buckeye comb, and probably not a pullet of any breed.

It will probably grow up to be some shade of brown or red, with some black in the tail and the big primary feathers of the wings. That feather color could belong to a Rhode Island Red, a New Hampshire, a Production Red, and maybe a few other types. I forget which ones are offered by which hatcheries, but RIR and NH are breeds that are supposed to have specific traits (including certain shades of red). Hatchery stock can have the "wrong" shade easily enough. Production Red is basically what happens when you select either of them, or a mix of them, for laying abilities and pay even less attention to what shade of red they are. Some hatcheries have their own special names for what I'm calling "Production Red."

 

[Predoggg]

I think you are pretty much right that it is a RIR roo. Especially if you see black in the tail feathers.