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Yes the down is very yellow on top of it's head and fades a bit along the sides towards the neck. There is a bit of deep slate just at the top of the legs, probably just something else thrown in the mix then huh? From what I have been reading that is fairly common in hatcheries right? Also it's comb is non exhistant at this point and there is no black on it's beak at all.With those white legs, it's not a pure Australorp. Something else is in the mix. And, the down looks more yellow than white? Maybe it's my monitor. But, white on the head and breast isn't unusual for baby Australorps...below is a photo of my rooster when he was a chick:![]()
The pale legs you see in there are my Wyandotte mutts. The dark legs = the Australorps. This is what my roo looks like, today:
The white one is one of the Wyandotte mutts...but, you can see that Dinner (the rooster) is totally black, now.