Ameraucana leg color question

[shaw613]

I have a blue ameraucana cockerel that I raised from my blue hen and white rooster. All the blacks have nice, dark slate legs. This blue's legs are much more light. I've been thinking it was a crossbred, but really that's impossible. Thoughts? Why would the leg color be more of a grey?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

It doesn't look like a mix to me It's legs are a bit less pigmented, but the skin is still white like an Ameraucana should have. I would guess it's just natural variation. Here's a Blue Ameraucana from the club's website that has legs on the lighter side

 

[shaw613]

It doesn't look like a mix to me It's legs are a bit less pigmented, but the skin is still white like an Ameraucana should have. I would guess it's just natural variation. Here's a Blue Ameraucana from the club's website that has legs on the lighter sideView attachment 2594018

Oh good!! Thanks so much. He'll be a keeper

 

[The Moonshiner]

Blue is a dilute gene. It can have a diluting effect on the shanks as well.

 

[shaw613]

Blue is a dilute gene. It can have a diluting effect on the shanks as well.

That thought had occured to me, but I couldn't verify it anywhere .... thanks so much!