Earlobe color change?

[paulinachickies]

Hi BYC-

First time chicken owner of ~5 months here. I have two pullets whose earlobe colors seem to be changing. I'm a bit worried about the olive egger because the color seems to be more yellow (the austra white's ears seems more white). I'm not sure if infectious - don't see any pus or swelling, but want to make sure. They're happening on both sides. Thank you for your input in advance!

Austra white

Olive egger

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Their ears look fine. The Austra should have white ears, I believe. The olive egger is a mix-breed, so their gonna have different colors.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Both are "crosses" so they what you are seeing is color leakage.
The Austra White is a cross between a Black Australorp and White Leghorn (or vice versa depending on where they came from) so the earlobe has color leakage.

Same as the EE, I don't know what's in that cross, but likely a white earlobed breed is somewhere in the lineage.

 

[paulinachickies]

Ah that's very helpful. Thank you!