Green legs????

[Candy1977]

So I got my chicks from a friend. She only has Buff chickens and Sex link chickens. So these are a mix of the two.

Only one chick which I believe is a hen has green legs.
Here is a picture of it with another chick

 

[lazy gardener]

Are you asking a question??

 

[Candy1977]

Sorry I wrote a question but I guess I deleted it before I posted it.

I wanted to know if this is normal. A lady told me green legs mean Easter egger. But I didn't understand how that could be. I am new to chickens so I didn't know.

 

[azygous]

We call that leg color "slate", and it usually means Easter Egger. But if your chicks are a mix, I can't tell you for sure. There are some experts that may stop by and clarify it for you.

 

[donrae]

Leg color genetics can be very complex.

Mixed breed birds often seem to come out with green, slate or dark colored shanks. It's very common in Easter eggers, as they're basically mixed breed birds. But, the leg color is in no way tied genetically to egg color. So, your chick is probably a brown egg layer. It will just be an easy way to tell her from the other birds

 

[lazy gardener]

I had a batch of Pioneer meat birds, and all of the females had willow collored legs. The males shanks were all yellow. This gender id persisted into the second generation when I held back a pullet for a breeder. All of her daughters had willow colored legs, and her sons had yellow legs. I find that color interesting. All of my EE legs are usually darker than the willow color. (at least the ones that don't have Pioneer genetics.)

 

[chickens really]

Do you mean Buff Orpington???? They have slate coloured legs.....



Cheers!

 

[lazy gardener]

No. Pioneer. All of my EE have slate colored legs.

 

[chickens really]

No. Pioneer. All of my EE have slate colored legs.

I understood your post......The OP is call hers Buffs?.....Do they mean Orpington?

 

[lazy gardener]

I understood your post......The OP is call hers Buffs?.....Do they mean Orpington?

Oh, sorry. You didn't quote, so... I thought you were referring to the most recent post. Hard telling what the OP meant. So many variations on production birds. They look like they could be BO.