Apparently not a brown leghorn haha

[JedJackson]

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

Who knows? I'd just be careful if you are expecting pure breeds from him. You could always ask him next time.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Who knows? I'd just be careful if you are expecting pure breeds from him. You could always ask him next time.

I mean, I guess it is fine, because our birds are just for eggs and pets, but if I was buying breeding stock he would be in big trouble

 

[McChooky]

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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Brown leghorns have a dark v shaped stripe that begins on top of the head and goes down the back like the chick on the left.It doesn't break or have splotches .Yours is a mix

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Brown leghorns have a dark v shaped stripe that begins on top of the head and goes down the back like the chick on the left.It doesn't break or have splotches .Yours is a mix

I did not know that! Thanks for teaching me something new, @McChooky!!