Chicken eye colors

[chknaddict]

I wasn't sure where this would go, so am putting it here. We've had chickens only a few months, and our first few pullets all seem to have bright golden eyes. Now we have a 9 week old presumed rooster (Barred Rock) and he's got pretty green eyes. Does eye color vary by breed? I know Silkies have dark eyes, but what about others?

Thanks.

 

[faykokoWV]

I know Australorps have black eyes

 

[giasmom]

All my BRs have orange eyes. My L Brahma X BRs have green eyes, well 2 of those crosses have gray eyes.

 

[DTchickens]

Yup, eye color varies by breeds.. most common are red, golden, and brown. but some come black.. Oriental gamefowl (and maybe more though i haven't seen it) come a gray color a lot of the time.. Maybe other breeds too but those are the only ones i know of.

-Daniel

PS. I've seen some weird eye colors over the years though, some that looked like a mixture of colors..

 

[Sillystunt]

my barred has green,love her! My others have amber color

 

[chknaddict]

Interesting, our Black Australorps have the amber eyes, too. As well as the Buff Orpingtons, RIR, Welsummer, and sex-links. So far the only green-eyed one is our BR.

Thanks for the answers.

 

[Cyberous]

My RIR's had green eyes that turned orange/red.

My new BO chicks have green eyes too, wonder if they will turn color as they mature?

Don

 

[Hazelnut]

My little partridge rock roo (that I found a wonderful home for) has the most BEAUTIFUL green eyes. They seemed to get more and more green as he got older. I never knew chickens could have green eyes!

 

[chicken_china_mom]

I have a variety of different chicken breeds, and also a variety of different eye colors among them. My favorite eye color was this roo I got from another BYC'er, and while we don't know what he is, he is gorgeous. We suspect he's possibly a Cuckoo Maran mix cause he has a cuckoo pattern and pink legs. When I first got him he was about 7 or 8 weeks old, and he had blue eyes! He was so beautiful! He is now about 12 weeks old and his eyes have changed from that lovely blue to a light amber that is almost yellow. He's still a very handsome boy.

 

[giasmom]

How come everyone elses BRs have green and my girls are orange?