Eye Color??????

[sloallie10]

ok, sooo ive seen so many pictures of chickens on this website and i notice that chickens have a lot of different eye colors. can you post the different colors, or post pics???

 

[sloallie10]

6. No Spam. Spamming is posting the same thing several times. "Bumping" (posting to move a thread up on the forum list) and cross-posting (posting the same thread in several forums) are examples of spam.

Edited by moderation - bumping is against the rules

 

[sloallie10]

REALLY NO ONE????? come on people

 

[FrizzleFreak]

There are quite a few colors, ranging from black(ish) to pearl, with everything in between. Read the APA or the ABA. I actually have had birds with bright green eyes. They were sex links though.

 

[sloallie10]

how would i read that??

 

[sara]

You might not want to keep bumping your thread, especially after the mods edited your post

 

[sloallie10]

im sorry i did not know i was soing that....

 

[CityClucks]

Hey Fizzy - APA is American Poultry Association and ABA stands for American Bantam Association. Google them (apa poultry, for example) to get more info.

I don't know anything about colored eyes - my Minorca pullet had dark brown eyes and my Barred Rock pullet had more goldish-colored eyes, but I don't know if different breeds have different eye colors.

 

[dangerouschicken]

I had black Turkens and each had different color eyes. Sometimes there is a standard, but sometimes not.

 

[FrizzleFreak]

Most varieties(colors) have standard eye color the same way they have the same beak or shank color. For intance, Shamos (sp?) should have pearl eyes, and partridges should have horn eyes(orange). The APA and ABA in my opinion should be in the house of every chicken owner that is interested in maintaining a breed of chicken. Even if you don't show, the standards will give you information on the breed, including it's history and what colors it comes in.