Buff Orpington with black speckled tail feathers?

[AnchoredHomestead]

Markings like this? I dusted First Saturday Lime all over her tail and the coop although I don’t see any signs of mites.

 

[lases77]

It's common, some of my ladys have it to

I'm so glad this has been discussed and pictured here. I just noticed today that my 7 wk old buff has this same black feather coloration, and it freaked me a bit. I'm so glad to have the confirmation - clarifying peace of mind drives away naive imaginings

 

[TLynne1]

My buff orpington also have black speckling on their tail. Is this the type of


we are speaking about?

Wow! That's what mine look like! I was so worried. I kept hearing that it's mites. Now I'm hearing for Buffs, this is normal. All 4 of my babies have this. They are only 13 weeks old!