Hello from Australia fellow Chooky people!

[Chook Newby]

I have just become the proud owner of 4, 4 month old, beautiful Light Sussex hens, Rowena, Harriett, Polly and Sybil. They are making me laugh every day! My question for today is; Rowena has white legs and beak and the other 3 have yellow legs and beak. Would anyone know why this is?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join us here! Congratulations on your new hens What lovely names they have too! You might like to ask on one of the Sussex threads about their leg/beak colour. Here is a popular one ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/536408/light-sussex-thread

Wishing you the very best of luck with your new girls in the future. Enjoy BYC and all the chicken chat

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome - if you do as Yorkshire coop suggested, Im sure you will get some response.

If you check out the Learning Centre, you'll find a whole host of resources on all things chicken.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

Your state thread is worth joining as you will get to know other BYC members in your area (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread). In fact, the search box should become your best friend

Lastly but by no means least, the members here are amazing - very friendly and helpful, so if you need an answer to a question or simply want some reassurance that what you are doing is ok, then post away - we all help each other out here at BYC.

All the best
CT

 

[theoldchick]

Sometimes genectics determine leg and beak color. However, a pale color could mean anemia.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Chook Newby]

Hello everyone and thanks for the warm welcome! Yes I am completely new to Chooky keeping so I will search the forums for all the answers I have to all my questions... and Im sure there will be lots

(and Im just loving these little text characters too!)

My chooks seem very happy so far and I have two of them eating out of my hand already, surprising to me becuase I didnt raise them from babies.

I look forward to chatting a reading! Cheers, talk to you all soon

 

[drumstick diva]

G'Day, so glad you joined us at Backyard chickens. You can also plug into the Aussie thread at "Australia, six states and one funny little island." BYC has a large Aussie community - always room for more.

 

[Chook Newby]

G'Day, so glad you joined us at Backyard chickens. You can also plug into the Aussie thread at "Australia, six states and one funny little island." BYC has a large Aussie community - always room for more.

Hi 'drumstick diva', and thanks for the warm welcome!

I have already found the "Australia, six states and one funny little island." thread, didnt take me long

. Im looking forward to spending what little spare time I have chatting to people who know about chickens... loving it already, maybe a little too much LOL!!!!!