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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: little blue on April 18, 2011, 09:56:55 pm

Title: what am I?! big pics
Post by: little blue on April 18, 2011, 09:56:55 pm
We've been given some chicks (5) from a friend - who's daughter's school have incubated & brooded them. The little monkey used her dinner money & changed the permission form and brought home 9, rather than the 4 they agreed to!

However, we have no idea what breeds they are, nothing quite like anything we've hatched before...
Any suggestions gratefully recieved   :D

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/SAM_0764.jpg)   (http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/SAM_0766.jpg)   (http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/SAM_0771.jpg)    (http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/SAM_0767.jpg)
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: Beewyched on April 18, 2011, 10:03:10 pm
RIR x Sussex  ???  Just a guess as they look a little like our RIR x Orpington/Sussex that we hatched this year :D
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: little blue on April 18, 2011, 10:04:20 pm
thats a start, thanks!
We don't even know if they are from the same eggs (if you know what I mean!)
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: Roxy on April 18, 2011, 10:36:14 pm
Ooh, Little Blue ....they could turn into Emus or Ostriches .....now that would make your neighbours stare.  You should not guess, just wait and see. It will be a nice surprise for you - and I hope there are no cockerels in there ;D
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: Womble on April 18, 2011, 10:45:58 pm
The white one's cute!

It's a bit hard to tell what they'll turn into yet though. For example, they're not a million miles off being Hubbards even!:

(http://anoutdoorlife.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_4616.jpg?w=500&h=546)
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: princesspiggy on April 19, 2011, 09:57:43 am
schools do miss a trick. imagine if they had got rare breed eggs specific to that area, the history can be really interesting and they could really increase the numbers of enthusiats. but well done to the school for allowing it. ours dont, the chicks just make a flying (excuse the pun) visit to the nursery.
our sussex dont have that shaped head. iv no idea but look from diff parents!! will be a suprise  :wave:
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: benkt on April 19, 2011, 12:14:44 pm
Also our LS usually show a bit of black in their feathers by that stage.
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: little blue on April 20, 2011, 10:18:34 am
the light sussex we hatched are showing the darker feather tips .. we think there's about a weeks difference.  So they're probably not LS

Lisa, I agree... I want to do some incubating at the school I work at, but there are concerns due to the nature of the (SEN) kids, and lack of secure place to keep them.  But I'm working on it!
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: ambriel on April 20, 2011, 10:43:38 am
Hmmm... my money's on Velociraptor!

 ;)
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: NormandyMary on April 20, 2011, 06:50:18 pm
Whatever they are, they are just gorgeous. I really get so broody when I see piccies of chics.
Title: Re: what am I?! big pics
Post by: little blue on April 20, 2011, 08:00:09 pm
Quote from: ambriel on April 20, 2011, 10:43:38 am
Hmmm... my money's on Velociraptor!

 ;)
great!  thanks!  ;)

we've put our hatchlings in with them today - good as gold really, when you think how feathers fly when you  mix older birds! 
I'll get some more pics NormandyMary, just for you  ;D