Is it a leghorn? What kind is it?

[RollTide13]

We have a 4-6 week old bantam that, we think, is a leghorn. When we got him/her, he/she had nothing but white feathers. In the last week or so, his/her feathers are turning a very light beige color. Any ideas about whether this will still be a white leghorn? Or maybe something different? I'd add pics, but I don't have any recent ones.

Please help!

 

[chickened]

Waiting for pics.

 

[jason_mazzy]

cant help without pics

 

[RollTide13]

Any guesses? Also, what do you all think about the gender? Or is it too early to try to tell?

 

[jason_mazzy]

looks rooish......

 

[RollTide13]

What about breed? I new to the chicken world, lol. My guesses are purely based on pics I find on the internet.

 

[chickened]

Not a leghorn, what was it supposed to be?

 

[RollTide13]

No idea...got this one and two Mille Fleurs (we think) at TSC. When he/she was a chick, it was nothing but white. Any guesses for me??? It does not have feathers on its legs like our other two.

 

[Raybob]

maybe a type of leghorn cross

 

[BANTAMWYANDOTTE]

What color are her legs? She looks like a Game hen. I am not sure if it is American Gamefowl or Old Englich but judging by the fact that she came from a feed store and they get there chicks from hatcheries like Cackle and Welp, I would lean toward Old English Game and White Leghorn Mix...if her legs are yellow. If this is the case then she will proably go broody for you and raise some more pretty white chickens.

If they are blue, I would say EE, for sure. The reason is because all EE are mutts and are simply Ameraucana Mixed with a typical egg laying breed (like the leghorn) Hatcheries do this so that the Easter Eggers they sell are better egg layers than a true Ameraucana which are not known to be good egg layers. The White Leghorn/Ameraucana cross would produce alot more eggs. The onlt problem with this cross ,for me, would be that this EE would be much more unlikley to go broody. So raising from her would require an incubator or another hen to sit on her eggs and raise the chicks.


If the legs are white or slate then I would be very confused......Still she looks game. Let me know what color her legs are......She has sparked my interest......


BantamWyandotte