Batch of mix birds. What do we have?

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donrae said:
I agree, I don't see what they could be but Wyandottes. That white/pink skin is all wrong, though, not sure what's up with that. I thought Stromberg's had a better reputation than that. 
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Im so thankful for everyone's help. What exactly do y'all mean by "white/pink skin being all wrong" forgive me still kinda new to the chickens.
 
Birdmanfarms said:
Im so thankful for everyone's help. What exactly do y'all mean by "white/pink skin being all wrong" forgive me still kinda new to the chickens.
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Wyandottes are supposed to have bright yellow legs. Any other color indicates that the hatchery is mixing in other breeds, and isn't selecting for the proper traits that make the breed, even a little bit. If a hatchery is producing birds that don't fit any particular breed, they have some serious breeding/stock issues to sort out.
 
junebuggena said:
Wyandottes are supposed to have bright yellow legs. Any other color indicates that the hatchery is mixing in other breeds, and isn't selecting for the proper traits that make the breed, even a little bit. If a hatchery is producing birds that don't fit any particular breed, they have some serious breeding/stock issues to sort out.
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I see I see. Well is there the possibility that we have something other then Wyandottes?
 
With the rose comb, they definitely have Wyandotte in them. It's possible that the hatchery tried to make their own line of Blue/Black/Splash Wyandottes by using their Black Wyandotte stock and crossing them with their Blue Andalusians; instead of buying Blue Wyandotte stock. The rose comb is dominant, so all the chicks from that sort of crossing would have the right comb type for Wyandotte. But Andalusians have white skin and a dark wash on the legs, and those traits aren't easy to breed out, given that they are dominant over the Wyandotte yellow.
 

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