Blue Orpington Leg Color

[kharmel2]

Just wondering if Blue Orpingtons always have solid dark legs? I finally found someone in my area with blue orpington chicks and bought varying shades of blue and some that I was told were splash. Some are dark blue/yellowish white, some are light blue and some are yellowish/white with just a hint of very light blue but only one has solid dark legs and the rest all have only partly dark legs. So, what's the leg color standard for blue orps?

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

From the 2010 Standard of Perfection: Shanks and toes: Leaden blue, bottom of feet and toes, pinkish white.

DQ: Yellow beak, shanks, feet or skin.

Hope this helps.

Sounds like they have some Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte bloodlines mixed in. I would cull severly for any with yellow in the shanks or feet.

 

[kharmel2]

Thank you for the information.

 

[The flockers]

From the 2010 Standard of Perfection: Shanks and toes: Leaden blue, bottom of feet and toes, pinkish white.

DQ: Yellow beak, shanks, feet or skin.

Hope this helps.

Sounds like they have some Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte bloodlines mixed in. I would cull severly for any with yellow in the shanks or feet.

What does DQ mean?

 

[ColtHandorf]

What does DQ mean?

Disqualification in the show world.

 

[The flockers]

Disqualification in the show world.

Oh ok thank you