Why the black?

[IamHEC]

Here is my Smokey Pearl, Pearl. Just courteous, why are her comb, waddle, and legs are black?

 

[Yard Farmer]

What is her cross?
She looks fibro.

Perhaps an Ayam Cemani x Leghorn?

 

[sourland]

Perhaps an Ayam Cemani x Leghorn?

Definitely a possibility.

 

[IamHEC]

What is her cross?
She looks fibro.

I do not know. She is from TSC...so your guss is as good as mine.

 

[IamHEC]

I think I see 5 toes on her, can you get a better picture of her feet? That maybe a good clue.

She does have 5! Another mystery that I didnt know! My other pearl has 5 toes as well.

 

[Yard Farmer]

Here is my Smokey Pearl, Pearl. Just courteous, why are her comb, waddle, and legs are black?

What is her cross?
She looks fibro.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, the actual breeds(Multiple), used in the cross for Smokey Pearl's aren't known, since it hasn't been revealed by the hatchery unlike other hybrids.

But some do have Fibromelanosis, so some sort of Fibro breed was used.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She does have 5! Another mystery that I didnt know! My other pearl has 5 toes as well.

So, most likely Silkie Ancestry somewhere in the cross.

My Guess for the crossing for these would be White Leghorn/Barred Rock X AustraWhite/Silkie.

I guess Barred Rock since some Smokey Pearls have ghost barring.

 

[IamHEC]

So, most likely Silkie Ancestry somewhere in the cross.

My Guess for the crossing for these would be White Leghorn/Barred Rock X AustraWhite/Silkie.

I guess Barred Rock since some have ghost barring.

Which breed has the 5 toes? I could not find any info about that in my research.
Would that also explain the slight variations in eggs? They are always light brown/tan sometimes they are speckled

 

[MysteryChicken]

Which breed has the 5 toes? I could not find any info about that in my research.
Would that also explain the slight variations in eggs? They are always light brown/tan sometimes they are speckled

Silkies have 5 toes, & Fibromelanosis.
This is my Crestless, & single combed LF Silkie pullet.

That varies between individual brown layers mainly.
But AustraWhites lay light brown/cream colored Eggs.

Barred Rocks lay Tinted & Speckled, or Cream.

Silkies may lay, White, tinted, cream, light brown, or light brown with Speckles.

Leghorns lay white.