Apparently not a brown leghorn haha

[talkinboutchickens]

Hey yall, so back in June I got this chick. The breeder told me she was a brown leghorn.
And I trusted him, because as a chick, she looked exactly like a brown leghorn chick!
However, one day I posted a pic of her on The Moonshiner's Leghorn thread. And on there, they said that she is not a brown leghorn!
They said to watch and see if her earlobes would turn white and that would confirm if she was a brown leghorn.
Welp, her earlobes never did turn white, and now looking at pictures online, just based on her light plumage color I can say that the breeder scammed us with a mixed breed! Or idk, maybe two of his birds snuck out of the run and you-know-what when the hatchery guy didn't know. You would think he would keep his breeds separate.
The breeder is very reputable and in 2020 we got 8 lovely birds from him! They were all what he said they were.
I am kind of sad that she isn't a brown leghorn, but we love Myrtle regardless! The past 2 days, she laid her first eggs! They are a cream color. I think there is a possibility that Myrtle is a brown leghorn mix. But what do you guys think, what could she be a mix of? She does look a bit like a welsummer. But idk!

Thanks in advance!!

Breeds they offer (she is probably a mix of 2 of these. They do offer more breeds.)

 

[redinator]

Hey yall, so back in June I got this chick. The breeder told me she was a brown leghorn.
And I trusted him, because as a chick, she looked exactly like a brown leghorn chick!
However, one day I posted a pic of her on The Moonshiner's Leghorn thread. And on there, they said that she is not a brown leghorn!
They said to watch and see if her earlobes would turn white and that would confirm if she was a brown leghorn.
Welp, her earlobes never did turn white, and now looking at pictures online, just based on her light plumage color I can say that the breeder scammed us with a mixed breed! Or idk, maybe two of his birds snuck out of the run and you-know-what when the hatchery guy didn't know. You would think he would keep his breeds separate.
The breeder is very reputable and in 2020 we got 8 lovely birds from him! They were all what he said they were.
I am kind of sad that she isn't a brown leghorn, but we love Myrtle regardless! The past 2 days, she laid her first eggs! They are a cream color. I think there is a possibility that Myrtle is a brown leghorn mix. But what do you guys think, what could she be a mix of? She does look a bit like a welsummer. But idk!

Thanks in advance!!


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Breeds they offer (she is probably a mix of 2 of these. They do offer more breeds.)

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Do you have a side shot of her? Showing her feather pattern, leg color etc

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Do you have a side shot of her? Showing her feather pattern, leg color etc

Yes I do in fact! She is younger in this pic. Since then, her feather color has changed from a bronze brown to more of an amber brown color.

 

[redinator]

She looks very similar to my favorite pullet, Sweety, who is a Barnyard mix as far as I know.


5 weeks old


2 months old


8 months old w chicks

 

[JedJackson]

With the list the breeder provided, I am guessing he or she gets chicks from a hatchery and resells them. The only thing that really fits your bird is Easter egger. They can lay any color of egg.

If the breeder is actually breeding from his own flocks, then you have some kind of mixed breed, maybe with brown Leghorn involved.

 

[redinator]

With the list the breeder provided, I am guessing he or she gets chicks from a hatchery and resells them. The only thing that really fits your bird is Easter egger. They can lay any color of egg.

If the breeder is actually breeding from his own flocks, then you have some kind of mixed breed, maybe with brown Leghorn involved.

I was about to call in reinforcements, lol.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

She looks very similar to my favorite pullet, Sweety, who is a Barnyard mix as far as I know.


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2 months old
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8 months old w chicks
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Holy cow! She sure does!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

With the list the breeder provided, I am guessing he or she gets chicks from a hatchery and resells them. The only thing that really fits your bird is Easter egger. They can lay any color of egg.

If the breeder is actually breeding from his own flocks, then you have some kind of mixed breed, maybe with brown Leghorn involved.

I believe he breeds them from his own flocks.

 

[JedJackson]

I believe he breeds them from his own flocks.

He really should not be using hatchery brand names like Black Stars, Amberlinks or ISA browns, if that is the case. I'd be careful with him.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

He really should not be using hatchery brand names like Black Stars, Amberlinks or ISA browns, if that is the case. I'd be careful with him.

Ok. Gotcha. Maybe I am wrong, he could be getting them from other hatcheries.