the white patch I bet is what was making the pics look slightly bearded.
if the legs in fact are greenish in person, then you can pretty much certainly rule out Sumatra. Many people on here are like parrots, once one person says something they'll just repeat it, so you have to watch who you...
haha, 30 years and counting.
bone structure, and over all conformity of the body is not Sumatra ish. Feather type looks off too, Beak color is off, legs look green ish too in some pics. speaking of that...haha bet it'll end up being an EE. Looks to have a very weak beard coming in, in the...
Out crosses to Orpington... it is very possible they are just a home made line. Since the hatchery didn't own them , chances are you'll never get a straight answer from them
Jerseys are very similar also and do have yellow feet. Hatcheries often get the 2 mixed up and or sell cross breeds of the 2. Also due to weak genes and poor breeding practices , you often get pea combs in breeds that should have single Combs . Being that an australorp is a breed derived from...
That's all part of a game bird.
They will get aggressive with age and especially during breeding season.
He should tone it back in the fall.
Mine are bantam, and arent too bad, but they will try you from time to time, this time of year
I've been raising them in bantam blacks and blue laced for a couple years now. Will post pics when I have a little time to spare.
Love that khaki wish they were bantam!!
Anyway, we are culling heavily on ours to keep the multi spur and yellow foot pad genes going strong in them, georgious birds...