Australorp or Jersey Giant?

[AustralorpsAU]

This is my blue Australorp. Slate black legs bottom of the feet are wbite and toenails white... no yellow.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Their feet are slightly yellow and their toenails are yellow. They aren't dirty because I gave them a bath not too long ago.

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Their feet are slightly yellow and their toenails are yellow. They aren't dirty because I gave them a bath not too long ago.

Do you mean on the bottom of their feet because what i see is black legs with white feet in the photos you put up... I'm saying Australorp like everyone else

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Are they as yellow as the jersey's on this thread? Just scroll down a bit

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/193890/black-australorp-vs-black-jersey-giant

 

[CarpCharacin]

Almost that yellow, but not quite. Their nails are definitely that yellow though.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Also, the back nail of the larger one is black. On the smaller one, it is yellow.

 

[DuckGirl77]

I think the feet look a little yellow, and, according to some, a little yellow means it's a jersey .... but I'm no expert! You'll probably find out a little more when you know where they're from

Out of curiosity ..... do hatchery "Jersey Giants" have a little bit of said breed in them or are they just Australorps? Does the hatchery pick out the biggest black birds, or are they just so "diluted" they can't be considered pure JGs? I mean, it kind of sounds weird that the only determining factor is foot color, although I'm not disagreeing with those who have said that. But, couldn't you eventually get JGs with grey feet if you bred ones with grayer feet enough or mixed a little of something else in?

 

[junebuggena]

I think the feet look a little yellow, and, according to some, a little yellow means it's a jersey .... but I'm no expert! You'll probably find out a little more when you know where they're from

Out of curiosity ..... do hatchery "Jersey Giants" have a little bit of said breed in them or are they just Australorps? Does the hatchery pick out the biggest black birds, or are they just so "diluted" they can't be considered pure JGs? I mean, it kind of sounds weird that the only determining factor is foot color, although I'm not disagreeing with those who have said that. But, couldn't you eventually get JGs with grey feet if you bred ones with grayer feet enough or mixed a little of something else in?

Hatcheries don't cross their Giants with their Australorps. They just don't breed with standards in mind. They select for production rate only. This is why hatchery stock, regardless of breed, look nothing like what they are supposed to.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Hatcheries don't cross their Giants with their Australorps. They just don't breed with standards in mind. They select for production rate only. This is why hatchery stock, regardless of breed, look nothing like what they are supposed to.

Ok, thx.

 

[CarpCharacin]

The place where I got them from gets the eggs from a breeder and hatches them. So are mine jerseys? They have yellowish nails.