Mixed Breed Guessing Game (●'◡'●)

DSMChickenDad

In the Brooder
Apr 14, 2025
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I decided to hatch my own chicks this year instead of battling my way through the long lines at the local farm store.

4 of my hatching eggs were received for free from a friend with a mixed flock. All four of these eggs hatched!
Roosters: Black Jersey Giant and a Bantam (not sure which specific breed)
Hens: Black laced Golden Wyandotte, Olive Egger, White Leghorn, White Wyandotte, White Cochin, Black Cochin, Australorp

Egg 1- So for sure the white egg we received was from the White Leghorn- and the resulting chick was a rather large chick nearly white with a few black spots. I am guessing it is a Leghorn x Jersey Giant.
Egg 2- We had another chick hatch from a large brown egg that was identical in color/marking to the first... White Wyandotte x Jersey Giant?
Egg 3-
Egg 3 was a small brown egg, and the resulting chick is black with white/yellow cheeks and belly and has black feathered feet. No telling what the roo is- but would this be the Black Cochin? The bantam roo does not have feathered feet per the farmer.
Egg 4- Egg 4 was a medium sized brown egg. The resulting chick is by far the most stumping for me. I have pictures of this one separately. Its chestnut brown with specks of red (hard to see in photo) across its back and has yellow cheeks wings and tummy. Any Guesses?? I was leaning toward golden wyandotte but they don't usually have fully yellow wings like that.
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I think you're right about the first two.

Are the Cochin hens large fowl or bantam Cochins?

It's difficult to say about the last two without knowing the color of the bantam rooster.

But the last chick looks to have a rose comb, though I am not positive of that. If it does, one of the Wyandottes is the mother. The second white one should have a rose comb as well if the white Wyandotte is its mother.
 
I think you're right about the first two.

Are the Cochin hens large fowl or bantam Cochins?

It's difficult to say about the last two without knowing the color of the bantam rooster.

But the last chick looks to have a rose comb, though I am not positive of that. If it does, one of the Wyandottes is the mother. The second white one should have a rose comb as well if the white Wyandotte is its mother.
The chochins they have are large fowl. Here is a better photo of my feather footed friend I believe is the cochin- they are the only breed on the list with feathered feet I think...
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And here is a fresh picture of the chick from Egg #4- such a little cutie- but all over the place with its colors haha
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