Help with Chicken Bread

[japattymatty]

Hi, I bought what i thought was a batch of Cream Crested Legbar eggs from a supplier in pre-loved. All eggs were very light, some slightly blue some white, when they hatch the first chicken was very dark, (this is my first time hatching fertilised eggs) so i thought it must be a female Legbar. Next to hatch was defiantly a male Legbar, then 2 females, however the last 2 Legbars were not nearly as dark as the first chick to hatch.

I contacted the seller who said he had never had that happen before.

I am now convinced the black one is definitely not a Legbar, but I can't seem to identify what breed it is.

Can someone please help me.

 

[centralcaligirl]

Is there an iridescent green tint to the black feathers? Could it possibly be an Austrolorp?

 

[japattymatty]

Austrolorp's have brown eggs I believe, this chick came from a white/white-blue egg

 

[Beer can]

Just a guess but I'd say there was another rooster of a different breed that fertilized some of the eggs?

 

[japattymatty]

Would you get a pure black chicken from a cross?

 

[EvansMeXo]

This is ebony, I'm not *positive* on her mix but she hatched from a cream legbar, not sure what her father is since there was a few other roosters in the mix

 

[EvansMeXo]

Mine aren't crested, but it does look like yours has the crest.. these are her half sisters

The bigger one is from the same hatch, the younger one is 2 days old in this pic

 

[drumstick diva]

This is another example of "Buyer Beware." Sellers will say anything to get themselves off the hook. We see and hear about it constantly.

 

[EvansMeXo]

This is another example of "Buyer Beware." Sellers will say anything to get themselves off the hook. We see and hear about it constantly.

Yup! I'm happy with my Legbars I bought the black one knowing it was a mix.. but I have a black copper maran who's supposed to lay
A 6-7 on the colourscale.. I've always doubted it would lay eggs that dark it didn't seem realistic since it's a backyard chick, I couldn't find a real breeder in my area.. now I'm starting to worry its not even a black copper maran

 

[japattymatty]

Thanks for all the feed back.

The guy was also selling at the time " leghorn,buff orpinton,black pekin bantam and cream crest leg bars" Maybe it is a cross with a black pekin bantam?