California gray chickens

[The Moonshiner]

To someone that doesn't know leghorns it's probably pretty hard to tell the difference.
I actually bought some greys a while back that were swore to be leghorns. I soon discovered they weren't looking like leghorns and when I talked to the lady again I found they were bought as greys but they too thought both were the same breed because greys did have leghorns in there background.
I know leghorns so I know enough to notices things that are off with time.
Grey's are a larger meatier build then leghorns when mature. Its easy to see side by side.
My first clue was they matured slower then leghorns and weren't as flighty or nervous acting as juveniles. Leghorns mature fast and the males get large combs pretty young. The greys matured at same pace as rocks and kept small combs way beyond what the leghorns did.
Leghorns are a bit nervous as juveniles and if you quickly go into their run they usually scatter and run all around to get to some sort of safety. The greys would stand in the middle and look around thinking d@mn these birds are all nuts.
For me it was just little differences that I caught onto.
When they reach close to maturity the body shape was a real difference.
I gave mine away since I'm into leghorns and didn't want to take any chance of getting on in my leghorn pen. But I do know they went on to lay white eggs and was said to lay really well. Just about the same rate as my leghorns.
I don't think greys are very popular but I know barred leghorns are super rare so unlikely probably to stumble onto one.
Ive yet to find anyone that has them.
There is/was one place selling barred leghorns but ive also saw them and suspect they are really greys.

 

[lovemyjjbs]

To someone that doesn't know leghorns it's probably pretty hard to tell the difference.
I actually bought some greys a while back that were swore to be leghorns. I soon discovered they weren't looking like leghorns and when I talked to the lady again I found they were bought as greys but they too thought both were the same breed because greys did have leghorns in there background.
I know leghorns so I know enough to notices things that are off with time.
Grey's are a larger meatier build then leghorns when mature. Its easy to see side by side.
My first clue was they matured slower then leghorns and weren't as flighty or nervous acting as juveniles. Leghorns mature fast and the males get large combs pretty young. The greys matured at same pace as rocks and kept small combs way beyond what the leghorns did.
Leghorns are a bit nervous as juveniles and if you quickly go into their run they usually scatter and run all around to get to some sort of safety. The greys would stand in the middle and look around thinking d@mn these birds are all nuts.
For me it was just little differences that I caught onto.
When they reach close to maturity the body shape was a real difference.
I gave mine away since I'm into leghorns and didn't want to take any chance of getting on in my leghorn pen. But I do know they went on to lay white eggs and was said to lay really well. Just about the same rate as my leghorns.
I don't think greys are very popular but I know barred leghorns are super rare so unlikely probably to stumble onto one.
Ive yet to find anyone that has them.
There is/was one place selling barred leghorns but ive also saw them and suspect they are really greys.

If I attach a better picture would you mind telling me what my 2 birds are? I'm thinking from the information your provided that they are leghorns. But I'm a super novice at this lol.

 

[Chullicken]

I recommend crossing these pullets to a Barred Leghorn rooster.

Kind of new to genetics, in this instance would you use parents to cover the off spring (breed back) as well or would it matter?

 

[Chullicken]

To someone that doesn't know leghorns it's probably pretty hard to tell the difference.
I actually bought some greys a while back that were swore to be leghorns. I soon discovered they weren't looking like leghorns and when I talked to the lady again I found they were bought as greys but they too thought both were the same breed because greys did have leghorns in there background.
I know leghorns so I know enough to notices things that are off with time.
Grey's are a larger meatier build then leghorns when mature. Its easy to see side by side.
My first clue was they matured slower then leghorns and weren't as flighty or nervous acting as juveniles. Leghorns mature fast and the males get large combs pretty young. The greys matured at same pace as rocks and kept small combs way beyond what the leghorns did.
Leghorns are a bit nervous as juveniles and if you quickly go into their run they usually scatter and run all around to get to some sort of safety. The greys would stand in the middle and look around thinking d@mn these birds are all nuts.
For me it was just little differences that I caught onto.
When they reach close to maturity the body shape was a real difference.
I gave mine away since I'm into leghorns and didn't want to take any chance of getting on in my leghorn pen. But I do know they went on to lay white eggs and was said to lay really well. Just about the same rate as my leghorns.
I don't think greys are very popular but I know barred leghorns are super rare so unlikely probably to stumble onto one.
Ive yet to find anyone that has them.
There is/was one place selling barred leghorns but ive also saw them and suspect they are really greys.

 

[centrarchid]

California Grays I had appeared shorter in the back compared to leghorns. They were also noticeably chunkier.

 

[lovemyjjbs]

Do California greys still have the white earlobes?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Do California greys still have the white earlobes?

Yes they do and they lay white eggs which is why I believe they're mistaken for leghorns.

 

[lovemyjjbs]

To someone that doesn't know leghorns it's probably pretty hard to tell the difference.
I actually bought some greys a while back that were swore to be leghorns. I soon discovered they weren't looking like leghorns and when I talked to the lady again I found they were bought as greys but they too thought both were the same breed because greys did have leghorns in there background.
I know leghorns so I know enough to notices things that are off with time.
Grey's are a larger meatier build then leghorns when mature. Its easy to see side by side.
My first clue was they matured slower then leghorns and weren't as flighty or nervous acting as juveniles. Leghorns mature fast and the males get large combs pretty young. The greys matured at same pace as rocks and kept small combs way beyond what the leghorns did.
Leghorns are a bit nervous as juveniles and if you quickly go into their run they usually scatter and run all around to get to some sort of safety. The greys would stand in the middle and look around thinking d@mn these birds are all nuts.
For me it was just little differences that I caught onto.
When they reach close to maturity the body shape was a real difference.
I gave mine away since I'm into leghorns and didn't want to take any chance of getting on in my leghorn pen. But I do know they went on to lay white eggs and was said to lay really well. Just about the same rate as my leghorns.
I don't think greys are very popular but I know barred leghorns are super rare so unlikely probably to stumble onto one.
Ive yet to find anyone that has them.
There is/was one place selling barred leghorns but ive also saw them and suspect they are really greys.

What do you think?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Where did you get them from?

 

[lovemyjjbs]

Where did you get them from?

I got all 6 from a family friend. She had an over abundance of chickens and now with Easter over, people call her to rehome the chicks they bought for their kids during Easter. So she called me and asked if I would take them. She said the 2 white were Easter Eggers. And the brown were mother and daughter. The daughter being lighter and fathered by her SLW roo. But she told me the other 2 were barred rock and I just don't think so.