This is a pic from a few months ago comparing his legs to his siblings legs. Now the legs colors are almost the same which is what has me so confused.
This was from a couple weeks ago and his legs continue to darken.
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That happened to me, the legs getting darker as he got older, but he had other issues so I culled him; when I went to process him I discovered the bottoms of his feet were very yellow. So now I check there too.I have a cockerel who now has slate\blue legs but when he was younger his legs were definitely greenish while his three siblings legs were slate/blue at that time. I am wondering if he might not carry the blue egg gene as I read the roosters with green legs only sometimes do. I want to breed for APA standard and for blue eggs, so wondering if he should culled.
Pictures help . Yes at this age he is a EE . This can happen as yellow legs/skin needs 2 copies of the gene to show . Recessives can pop up if not test mated before breeding .
My chicks are 5 weeks old and feathering in their heads this week and I'm not seeing any sign of the muff or beard. Please someone tell me that they grow in later. : )
The crest is Australian standard but apart from that it's supposed to be the same as Ameraucana's, but I believe we have more accepted colours. I can't find any local information so hoping someone here can help.
No the muff and beard should be visible at hatch . They sometimes go through a stage where it is hard to tell but you are not likely to get any muff or beard on that one.
I checked the bottom of his feet and they aren't yellow at all. It's weird though the area between the toes looks pale like my skin tone with the grey leg color blending over it.That happened to me, the legs getting darker as he got older, but he had other issues so I culled him; when I went to process him I discovered the bottoms of his feet were very yellow. So now I check there too.