The IB hens crest feathers are either brown or green not bi-colored. My IBBS hens are very young chicks, hatched this year and are mostly light colored not necessarily white. This brings me to a question; perhaps these chick feathers are just temporary and these juvenile feathers will change...
I wish I could tell you for certain, the guy I bought them from had a lot of stories for the same question if you know what I mean... The only thing I am certain of is that there is a LOT of genetic diversity in his stock. So yes, there is a very good chance that there is something lurking in...
Some background for someone that comes across this discussion; the peachick in the first photo looks IB with no white feathering in either the wings or throat. The father is IBBS split to Cameo, the mother is either IB or Cameo. I do not believe that I had any hens in that pen that show being...