Crested Australorp

[BlueBaby]

Still not an Australorp.

I agree, NOT a pure Australorp. It's a mix.

 

[CiceroXY]

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

She is all black and has green sheen to her feathers, she has slate legs and dark beak, Australorp body shape and the comb is ok, not floppy but... yellow eyes and the crest are a big problem. She is not a pure Australorp

 

[Welshies]

So why isn't she an Austalorp? What makes her a mix?

 

[Welshies]

She is all black and has green sheen to her feathers, she has slate legs and dark beak, Australorp body shape and the comb is ok, not floppy but... yellow eyes and the crest are a big problem. She is not a pure Australorp

Hmmm, okay... makes me wonder about my "marans" girls then. I'll post them on another thread.

 

[BlueBaby]

So why isn't she an Austalorp? What makes her a mix?

Pure Australorps have brown or black eye color, not yellow or orange eye color. They also do not have crests like that. The Crested Cream Legbars have crests. My guess is that your's could be a mix of the 2.

 

[Welshies]

Pure Australorps have brown or black eye color, not yellow or orange eye color. They also do not have crests like that. The Crested Cream Legbars have crests. My guess is that your's could be a mix of the 2.

Hmm... I'll link my other thread to this one too.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I've had many cross bred birds that looked like a purebred of one bred or another. Every breed has certain characteristics to it, but just because a bird resembles a breed in one way or another doesn't mean it's purebred. Knowing where your birds come from and the parentage is the only way to ensure your birds are purebred. Chickens don't come with a pedigree, so you must know your source, and it must be a trusted source. Nothing wrong with a mixed breed bird.

 

[Welshies]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pure-marans-or-brs.1217127/
Here is a better pic of my hen.

 

[CiceroXY]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pure-marans-or-brs.1217127/
Here is a better pic of my hen.
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You can see very well the crest in this picture. The eye color is brown and yellow.. also in the previous picture, if you see carefully you can notice that she has yellow eyes with some brown pigments inside. By the way I love the sheen color in her plumage!

 

[Welshies]

You can see very well the crest in this picture. The eye color is brown and yellow.. also in the previous picture, you you see carefully you can notice that she has yellow eyes with some brown pigmentation inside. By the way I love her sheen color in the plumage!

Thank you! I love it too.