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[Jener8or]

I'm a sheep person, too (who also acquired some goats ). It sounds like you have the perfect mix of breeds! I think it's also a mystery to me how I haven't acquired some runner ducks yet...

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!!

 

[Clucking happy]

I'm a sheep person, too (who also acquired some goats ). It sounds like you have the perfect mix of breeds! I think it's also a mystery to me how I haven't acquired some runner ducks yet...

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!!

I love the idea of the rainbow basket…. So I’m thinking a white layer and actual olive eggers. I might have to find the “guess my chicken breed” section for the two supposed OEs. Plus I’m guessing sharing pics of my girls is actively encouraged on this forum- Facebook friends (mostly ex city friends) think we’re mad moving to the rural “good life”.

Ooh where’s the place for goat things…. Children are desperate for some kids! Our sheep are great friends to the children, they are “therapy” sheep, so believe they are dogs and want to be hugged/ brushed all day long!
(Let’s see if I can actually add the pics of the sheeple people)

 

[Jener8or]

Yes, I love the gender ID forum, admittedly probably mostly for the pics! We'd love to see them here or there, if you're willing!

Lambs and kids are the best (okay chicks and I'm sure ducklings, too). But kids are just so friendly, possibly too friendly sometimes, (think 24/7 goat yoga, is what mine are like.)

 

[Clucking happy]

Oh you don’t need to ask me twice to share my girls!!

So the cream leg bars I’m happy are girls- the perfect hatch (6of 6 by clever broody) was very easy to tell.
But the two OEs were hatched by local poultry breeder- apparently eBay eggs.

One I’ve no idea, but she’s a big girl- same size as our silver Sussex. Now 24weeks and did her first “squat” today….. will she still lay this side of spring? I wasn’t expecting it, but squatting doesn’t mean laying, so
Then there’s the smaller girl- she might have some silkie in her, extra digit both sides and feathered feet. But then she’s tufts….
(Who am I kidding, I know nothing, I just google and stalk BYCs!)

we over babied the introductions with “old” girls and babies, but they are now mixing well. Occasional squabbles, but they all dust bath and eat together, so all seems ok. (Emergency coop/run always ready though- I’m an overthinker!!)

Drat I’m on my phone and can’t seem to put pics in to text. The first two are mystery OE 1
Second 2 are mystery 2. These are older pics, so will take better ones tomorrow- obviously wattles etc on number 1 much bigger and redder now

 

[Jener8or]

Yes, it looks like there's a chance for green eggs for sure since the first one looks like a Cream Legbar cross (blue egg layer + brown egg layer = green egg layer). It doesn't look like it's crossed with a dark brown egg layer like a Marans or a Welsummer, so my guess is they will be a lighter green. What kind of comb does she have?

The 2nd looks like an adorable Salmon Faverolle or maybe Faverolle cross.

 

[sourland]

The 2nd looks like an adorable Salmon Faverolle or maybe Faverolle cross.

I thought the same thing.

 

[Clucking happy]

Ooh so there’s hope!!

I thought Olive, first girlie, might have legbar as she’s got the crest (I think that’s the word) that our legbar girls have. But I wasn’t sure about her colour and what that might be from- but I’m very new to all the breeds! I think her comb is “standard” like our warrens/ Sussex girls. Not as large, but guessing because she’s still young? Her wattles have grown a lot though and got very red.

Feta girlie 2, is about 20 weeks at the moment. That’s a brand new breed that I didn’t realise also might have the 5th toe but yes she definitely looks similar. Some of her feathers almost appear lilac, but predominately red/brown. Her comb is smaller, but doesn’t appear as pea like as the Araucana- not sure what we’d be expecting. She also has some “fluffy” types appearing on her head. She is definitely sweet and has accepted being bottom of the gang….. even if it’s currently our smallest aracuana who has most attitude this week!

My daughter had some better, more recent, pics if they help?

 

[Ingrid_N]

Welcome to BYC! you'll have to be careful not to get addicted to this website! not that I'd consider it a bad thing