Four colors of Starlight Green Eggers

[FunClucks]

4.5-5 weeks old! I was getting a little hopeful after looking at photos of same aged leghorn pullets and how quickly their combs develop vs other breeds- I had previously been looking at her as a green Egger as she was labeled, but “she” kind of acts bold and bossy like a little rooster would…

I'm not (yet) an expert on leghorns. Might want to post her separately under What Breed or Gender is This? forum and ask others. If there's a question, you might wait until 6-8 weeks, it will become obvious what she/he is.

My white leghorns are only a few days old.

 

[bterry53]

I have a starlight green egger. 4 wks old. In the lighter color. Hasn't feathered out on her head yet, has yellow legs. I didn't know they came in the darker versions, I'd have gotten one of those because right now it's hard to tell her from my ISA browns and golden comet. She has silhouetting on her individual feathers, and the others have feathers that are one color or the other, but it's same orange and white color scheme for all of them so far. She's a sweet bird. A slight bit more skittish than the others, but still willing to sit with me and come over for hand treats. As a chick she was light yellow with caramel chipmunk stripes. Sort of whitish yellow. In the last picture you can still see her down and chipmunk stripe where her feathers haven't grown in between her back feathers and her right wing.

I bought starlight green egger from tractor supply. They are 6 weeks old now, I am having a hard time telling them apart from my golden comets, who are the same age and also bought at tractor supply.

 

[bterry53]

I bought starlight green egger from tractor supply. They are 6 weeks old now, I am having a hard time telling them apart from my golden comets, who are the same age and also bought at tractor supply.View attachment 3518390

Is this a starlight green egger or a golden comet? Any opinions?

 

[GPican]

I love this thread! I’m a little late joining in but I’m picking up my starlight from a friend today. I’d love to update her growth. She looks like the ones that are yellow with chipmunk stripe except her chipmunk if is a much lighter stripe than most of the ones I’ve seen so far. Usually they are a little more brown. So I’m dying to know what her colors will develop as. I have a couple friends who also had this coloring but the chipmunking as I call on their back was definitely a little darker. They turned out to be light cream and beige like colors. Some have like lacing with the beige and white. Very pretty. Very curious what mine will be. I don’t have her yet and I’ll update more pics when I do ;I’m going today to get her but this is a pic from my friend of her . She’s very light. Lighter than all the others that were in the bin at TSC with her coloring

 

[NewAtThis8]

I love this thread! I’m a little late joining in but I’m picking up my starlight from a friend today. I’d love to update her growth. She looks like the ones that are yellow with chipmunk stripe except her chipmunk if is a much lighter stripe than most of the ones I’ve seen so far. Usually they are a little more brown. So I’m dying to know what her colors will develop as. I have a couple friends who also had this coloring but the chipmunking as I call on their back was definitely a little darker. They turned out to be light cream and beige like colors. Some have like lacing with the beige and white. Very pretty. Very curious what mine will be. I don’t have her yet and I’ll update more pics when I do ;I’m going today to get her but this is a pic from my friend of her . She’s very light. Lighter than all the others that were in the bin at TSC with her coloring View attachment 3527377

I had one that was all yellow no striping that turned out to be a leghorn. (TSC is weird). But I had one that was also yellow with a brown back (like yours above but more solid across the whole back between the wings) that turned out to be like a mottled light brown and white like an isa brown- see pics!

 

[MommaG2023]

I have a starlight green egger. 4 wks old. In the lighter color. Hasn't feathered out on her head yet, has yellow legs. I didn't know they came in the darker versions, I'd have gotten one of those because right now it's hard to tell her from my ISA browns and golden comet. She has silhouetting on her individual feathers, and the others have feathers that are one color or the other, but it's same orange and white color scheme for all of them so far. She's a sweet bird. A slight bit more skittish than the others, but still willing to sit with me and come over for hand treats. As a chick she was light yellow with caramel chipmunk stripes. Sort of whitish yellow. In the last picture you can still see her down and chipmunk stripe where her feathers haven't grown in between her back feathers and her right wing.

She looks like my Lily...who became Leroy

 

[MommaG2023]

Almost 9 weeks.
Very flighty except for the dark one.

I think this is what my Leroy would have looked like if he had been a pullet...beautiful

 

[GPican]

Well, I just picked my three chicks up and it must’ve just been the picture that my friend sent me because she does have the darker brown striping like the Starlights. I usually see here it is.

 

[GPican]

Well, I picked her up this morning and it must’ve just been the photo that my friend sent because she does have the Darker brown striping like the Starlights. I always see that are yellow.

I had one that was all yellow no striping that turned out to be a leghorn. (TSC is weird). But I had one that was also yellow with a brown back (like yours above but more solid across the whole back between the wings) that turned out to be like a mottled light brown and white like an isa brown- see pics!

 

[Afickett]

Adding photos of my SGE too! It is bird #3 in all pics. It is the most flighty and skittish out of my five chicks. Currently has a beautiful copper coloring on its neck with black and gold wing feathers.