saw auction for Show Quality Bantam Araucana eggs. I saw olive legs on black birds and some white ears which she claimed was her Show and breeding stock. I sent question to seller. Got no response which I expected since I challenged her ad. Am I correct that there should be no white ear and that legs colors are
Browns & Reds = Olive legs
Blacks = Black legs
Whites & Splashes = Yellow legs
Why are Bantam eggs so hard to find. I know people have them???
Bought the eggs for to much money based on the quality I saw but olive legs is something I need to improve on my birds since theirs are to light
leg color does not identify a breed. there are several breeds with "incorrect" leg color (barred rocks, rhode island reds, and araucanas just to name three). indeed, "correct" leg color is something breeders of chickens are constantly working on, but it doesn't mean the chickens are of a different breed.
another example is welsummers (i also breed them) - - they "should have" yellow legs. you can do a search here and find out there many welsummer breeders who have a hard time with this - - especially as the chicken ages. it doesn't mean they don't have welsummers, it just means they have welsummers with "incorrect" leg color and are working on "correcting" it.
all of that said, i think it's somewhat silly. i mean, what if we treated humans that way. you have the wrong color hair! you're no good! pure silliness.
enjoy your chickens. it's meant to be fun. life is short.
on a different note, i adore my araucanas. they are so sweet. i don't mean this in a fluffy, cutesy way (however, it is totally cute) - - i just mean, simply, they are sweet animals. they fly up on my arm, they follow me, they love my attention. actually, sometimes their neediness is a bit much, but all-n-all, again, i adore them. they are definitely one of my favorite breeds. also, their look still intrigues me. funky and hipster they are.
