Crested Australorp

[Welshies]

Can Australorps have crests? My purebred girl does, and both her parents were pure, but I've never seen this before.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

There are no crest in Australorp. So your bird cannot be purebred, nor the parents.

 

[CiceroXY]

Can Australorps have crests? My purebred girl does, and both her parents were pure, but I've never seen this before.

Is the hen in your profile picture one of your crested Australorps that you are talking about? She can't be an Australorp because she has yellow eyes and floppy comb and she is crested. I'm sorry

 

[Welshies]

Is the hen in your profile picture one of your crested Australorps that you are talking about? She can't be an Australorp because she has yellow eyes and floppy comb and she is crested

The one in my profile picture has orange eyes, but yes. The comb isn't floppy, just not perfectly straight, it looks floppy due to the angle.

 

[Table4Six]

Her parents may look pure bred because neither of them have crests, but clearly one or both of them still carry the crested gene. Can you post pics of all three of them?

 

[CiceroXY]

The one in my profile picture has orange eyes, but yes. The comb isn't floppy, just not perfectly straight, it looks floppy due to the angle.

Yes, the comb is not a big problem but they should have black or brown eyes

 

[CiceroXY]

Her parents may look pure bred because neither of them have crests, but clearly one or both of them still carry the crested gene. Can you post pics of all three of them?

I agree. It would be very interesting!

 

[Welshies]

Yes, the comb is not a big problem but they should have black or brown eyes

i'll post a picture in a bit!

 

[Welshies]

Gosh her eyes look so yellow in this picture... so much for "orange".
Don't have a picture of the parents though.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Still not an Australorp.