Have two remarkable white and greys that need identification!

[The Gift of Man]

Hello! These are the duo of birds we call Daredevil and Blizzard! Around 5-6 Months as of now

These were from a Hatchery's Choice selection, aka the breeds they couldn't identify.

Both coats are a white with black flecks, sometimes whole feathers, like snowy peaks! Their feet are grey, and their combs as well, although there's a bit of purple in the comb!

Daredevil has one void black eye, and one normal orange one, and has extra toes on each foot.

Whereas Blizzard has both void black eyes and the normal number of toes.

It seems while they are similar, Daredevil may have even MORE mix then Blizzard does?

Let me know your thoughts!

First three images are of Daredevil. Last two of Blizzard.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had one that looked like that is was an ayam cemani/california gray mix.

 

[The Gift of Man]

Silkie mixes? Which hatchery?

I cannot quite figure out. We got them as a Hatchery's Choice from the local Bomgaars in Buffalo Wyoming. If that helps more knowledgeable people research, and all. My father is quite against silkie genes since they're considered more valuable, and "Most breeders wouldn't just let silkies mate with random other breeds," but we ARE new, (Within reason, few years,) to chickens.

 

[chickenE]

I can’t help with id but wanted to say beautiful birds!!


I didn’t know a chicken could have two different eye colors either.

 

[The Gift of Man]

They probably have White Leghorn, along with Silkie or Cemani, and likely some other things as well.

Because of what color your birds are, I think White Leghorns are much more likely to be involved than California Grays.


It is genetically impossible to get that color chicken by crossing Ayam Cemani (black) with California Gray (black with white barring). But crossing Ayam Cemani with a White Leghorn or a California White could make a chicken like that picture.

Sounds a good bet. Someone higher on the thread is who I got the California Grey mix idea. (I think they said a Grey.)

Anything in particular you think would cause the eyes of Daredevil to be like that?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

They could be Smokey pearls

 

[The Gift of Man]

They did say a California Grey, but genetically it just does not work.


My best guess is that she has a black spot where one eye is, and not where the other eye is. I know that some mammals can have mis-matched eyes if there is white around one eye and some color around the other eye. I do not know for sure if chickens work the same way (the genetics controlling the spotting might be different in some way that matters).

Well, I think I'm satisfied for the most part on these. While you're here since you seem knowledgeable, any opinions on what these might be? From the same batch. Also, is the second one a rooster? (Big comb.)

 

[NatJ]

Well, I think I'm satisfied for the most part on these. While you're here since you seem knowledgeable, any opinions on what these might be? From the same batch. Also, is the second one a rooster? (Big comb.)

The first one is probably a Red Sexlink pullet. The hatchery might have called it by some other name (ISA Brown, Golden Comet, Red Star, etc.) They are sex-linked hybrids who are good layers of brown eggs. Sex-linked means a cross of specific parents produces male and female chicks that look different, so they are easy to sort out when they hatch.

Or the first one might be an Easter Egger. Some hatcheries are selling Easter Eggers that look like that, and calling them "Starlight Green Eggers" or "Whiting True Green," or probably several other names as well. If she lays green eggs, you will know she is an Easter Egger.

The second one looks female to me. Some breeds just do have larger combs than others. At 5-6 months, a rooster would have male-specific saddle feathers (long and skinny, growing from the back just in front of the tail, hanging down on each side).

I am not sure what to call the second one. I think she is some kind of a mix, maybe a Calico Princess or something like that. She probably will lay brown eggs. (Red Sexlinks have been around for a long time, so I know more about them. But some hatcheries seem to offer several new mixes every year, and I only care enough to learn some of them rather than all.)

The big red combs show up on females when they are about ready to start laying eggs. So if you are not getting eggs yet, you probably will fairly soon

 

[nuthatched]

Silkie mixes? Which hatchery?

 

[Dreamers Nook]

Pretty birds, I didn't know they could have two different eye colors either...too cool!