- Sep 26, 2013
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I had decided based on leg color that this was an 'off' EOB pullet. Thank you for the verification. Our SFH's all have lovely yellow legs and several of my straight run EOB chicks have legs with a greenish cast.This is an EO pullet that is showing the mille fleur pattern. She also shows white legs and a white beak so she will not be good stock unless bred to a cockerel that has yellow legs,a yellow beak, and more appropriate color pattens. The yellow is dominant. I have a pullet with this color pattern as well as a cockerel.
I had intended to cull the cockerel but he just fought the dominant SFH rooster and won. It was quite a drawn out battle. I did not intervene because I expected it be a short skirmish but I guess he just decided that he had enough getting chased around. It was quite the battle. While his white legs, beak and some white sickle feathers in the tail are automatic disqualifiers, he is such a robust bird that I may use him to cross with my laying flock. I can always use some more meat on my layers and culled cockerels.
I'll be selling her. Out of 10 purchased I think I'll only be keeping 4. Oh well. Such friendly birds