English Orpington mix from Hoover - what colors?

[TLWR]

I know it's not uncommon. I had light leg feathering pop up in my project Orpingtons once. I've decided to discontinue the project but reuse the birds for a new one.

I didn't even notice the feathers on her feet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I didn't even notice the feathers on her feet.
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That's alot of fluff.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Maybe they gave you a blue Cochin.

 

[MaryZoe]

...My blue birchen Marans look like that, too.

 

[TLWR]

Since we had quite a few deaths, I sent them an email with that info along with a pic of the blue fuzzy leg wonder to see if they can provide input as to what she might be.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Looks like more then a few. One reason I pointed it out. View attachment 2990947

I know it's not uncommon. I had light leg feathering pop up in my project Orpingtons once. I've decided to discontinue the project but reuse the birds for a new one.

I've had one hatch with that much.

I didn't even notice the feathers on her feet.
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Looks a lot like the white chick I hatched last year. I'd have sworn up and down I'd hatched a cochin chick. She had feathers down the outside of both legs that stopped on the outer toe. Sold her as yard art and told them not to breed her. Never thrown another since then.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I've had one hatch with that much.

Looks a lot like the white chick I hatched last year. I'd have sworn up and down I'd hatched a cochin chick. She had feathers down the outside of both legs that stopped on the outer toe. Sold her as yard art and told them not to breed her. Never thrown another since then.

Okay, never thought that much would show up.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Okay, never thought that much would show up.

I don't think I got a picture of her. I didn't even notice her until I was loading all of them up to go to the Trades Day event. They were all under 48 hours old, so it wasn't like I'd really looked over all 350+ chicks when I was pulling them out of the hatcher. But when I was picking and choosing who got to stay and go I saw her and just plopped her into the sell tub. lol

 

[MysteryChicken]

I don't think I got a picture of her. I didn't even notice her until I was loading all of them up to go to the Trades Day event. They were all under 48 hours old, so it wasn't like I'd really looked over all 350+ chicks when I was pulling them out of the hatcher. But when I was picking and choosing who got to stay and go I saw her and just plopped her into the sell tub. lol

I couldn't imagine sorting that many chicks.
So, she was the the only one like that?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Yep, the only one I've ever hatched with that much leg feathering. Every now and then there's a wee puff and it usually goes away. If they retain it, I sell them if I can.