Liquorice Allsort chick

Along with the group of OEGb and Wyandotte chicks that have hatched out over the past few days, this little critter popped up from under Penny today. At first I was a bit puzzled - this colour down shouldn't come out from my OEG bantams and it definitely pure Wyandotte. Plus it has smutty legs and no single comb. Ahh... sneaky little broodies have gotten one of their eggs into a nestbox - so this little puffball is most likely from a Silkie x Pekin x Jap mum and a Wyandotte Partridge dad.

Meanwhile the older OEGb and Wyandotte chickens are doing well, the first batch of ducklings is almost all feathered out and the younger batch are growing like weeds and eatting like pigs. LOL I'll get photos on the weekend if it's not pouring rain!