Need help identifying this chick

[Burlsun]

Does anyone know what the chick in the middle is? I thought it was a Buff Orphington when I brought it home, but I think the wing pattern is that of an Ameracauna.


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c46/burlsun/Weirdchick.jpg :?

[Pigsticker]

I couldn't tell you but it looks to be same thing I got in my "mix batch" Thur. About 40 of em.

[Burlsun]

I wonder if it is a cross between a Buff and an Ameracauna?

[JamesC]

Burlson:
Breed is defined by the bird's type. Colour will only tell you the variety. There are some general breed characteristics that you can use to make g such as: Feathered Legs, Clean Legs, Top Knot, Type of Comb but even those things are common to a whole bunch of breeds so that you can't identify accurately.

James

[dr.bangash]

Burlson:
Breed is defined by the bird's type. Colour will only tell you the variety. There are some general breed characteristics that you can use to make g such as: Feathered Legs, Clean Legs, Top Knot, Type of Comb but even those things are common to a whole bunch of breeds so that you can't identify accurately.

James
Dear James,
Nice to know about your knowledge,
Can you kindly narrate proceedings in identyfying a breed in detail,
I am keen to know that!

[JamesC]

dr. bangash:
Non-Commercial Poultry breeds are first broken into categories:

Large Fowl, Bantam, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl and Turkeys.

Further, each category is broken down into Classes.

Large Fowl classes follow the geographical area (roughly) in which they were developed:
American
Asiatic
Continental
English
All Other Standard Breeds (which contains Games, Orientals and Miscellaneous)

Bantam classes follow a physical characteristic:
Games
Single Comb Clean Legged
Rose Comb Clean Legged
Feather Legged
All Other Comb Clean Legged

Every part of each breed is described in the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection and/or The American Bantam Association Bantam Standard. Approved varieties are each described separately under the breed names.

So, when you know something about all of the breeds that are contained in the Standards, you then understand that a chick's breed can't necessarily be identifiied by the colour of its feathers.

I don't know if your specialty in Veterinary Medicine will be Avian but if so, you should know that this is separate from the Commercial Poultry field. In Commercial Poultry hybrids have been developed for Layers and Broilers using some of the breeds that were originally developed by fanciers - breeds that will still be available and found described in the Standards.

Hope this helps, if you wanted other information, please ask. It's hard to be specific when there is so much that could be said.

James

[dr.bangash]

WELL, It was much more informative, yah the commercial breeds have been outlined from some standard breeds, you might know but for others information the commercial breeds are 16 lined genetically each in case of layer or broiler. can you Plz tell me something more about exotic breeds of the birds?

[Burlsun]

Here is the chick again at 3 weeks:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c46/burlsun/Weirdchickolder.jpg

[JamesC]

dr. bangash:
I'm not sure how to respond to that request. Each breed is separate and distinct and is completely described in the Standards, that's two complete books. The Standards give a short history recap as well as detailed descriptions of type for each breed and colour/patterns for each variety.
If you have specific questions that I could address, that might be possible, otherwise it's a shot in the dark.

James

[RonL]

Burl.. Can't wait to see her full grown. Don't forget to post pictures of her every few weeks :)

[sail2617]

Burl,
That is one very cute chick. I have no idea what she is though.

Happy Easter,
Sail

[Burlsun]

I do hope it is a girl..... I haven't noticed any hackle/saddle feathers yet so I am happy. I will try and remember to take pictures every 3 weeks also.

[Burlsun]

Scratch the whole idea of taking pictures. All of my chicks got killed sometime today. I had more than 20. I was gone in another city the whole day, so the predator had all the time in the world to kill all of them. Once again, I am very upset.

[RonL]

Oh, Burl :( ........ What can I say. So sad ........ Buy a large box trap and keep it set where the preditor stricks. You have to get at least one of them for revenge sake!

[JamesC]

Burlson:
I'm very sorry to hear that every bird was taken. As Ron advised, a trap of some kind would be the way to at least, reduce the numbers.

James

[sail2617]

So sorry Burlson,
That is a shame....... I hope you get that predator.

Peace,
Sail

[RonL]

Burl. Look at these ..... http://www.safeguardproducts.com/standard_box_traps.php
Also, http://www.rpoutdoors.com/havraccagtra.html

[dr.bangash]

BAD NEWS :(

[Burlsun]

I ordered some more chicks. This time I might put them in a stall so they will be closer to the house. I like the idea of the rear release box trap. I'll have to look into getting one of those!

[RonL]

Hey Burl. Caught a racoon next to my coop in the box trap Fri eve. Gave it to a friend (coon hunter) who released it and let his young coon dog track it to a tree (many miles from here). One less I have to worry about around the coop :)