jersey giant?

[rodriguezpoultry]

He is a splash Jersey Giant.

 

[Wynette]

Jerseys don't have willow legs - I don't believe this is a full-blooded Jersey Giant. Here is a pic of a pure black, blue, and splash:

Whatever your boy is, he's handsome!

 

[rtaylors3]

Thanks! ok now I am confused. The previous owner had ordered these from an hatchery. Could the hatchery have made a mistake?

 

[rtaylors3]

See how small his comb is. Isn't that strange for his age? Any ideas on the no spurs and crowing thing?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

White Jersey Giants have WILLOW legs.

From the Breed Standard:

White Jersey Giants:
Comb, Face Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Yellow streaked with horn.
Eyes: Brown to dark brown.
Shanks and Toes: Dark willow, Underpart of feet yellow.
Plumage: Pure white in all sections.

I see no reason for a splash not to have similar coloration of leg color as the White Jersey Giant.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Quote:
Your black and splash don't have yellow soles on their feet. Are you sure they are Jersey Giants?

 

[Country Living Farm]

From my understanding, not all Gj will have yellow under there feet because of the hatcheries not maintaining a good standard, but they are still GJ. I have black JG but not all have yellow feet, they were from a hatchery. And I am sure they are not Black Astrop.

 

[Elite Silkies]

Back tracking on my statement I was making.......

I will agree with Rodriguez. She clearly stated the leg coloring that the whites could have.

He is pretty boy

 

[Elite Silkies]

I would say that he is a Roo. I have an Australorp that I swore was hen until he was almost 6 months old, then all of sudden he sprouted hackle and saddle feathers and started crowing............... So, there are def. some late bloomers out there.

Don't worry he'll crow!

 

[PotterWatch]

The bird in question looks like its legs are more of a greenish yellow color than I think of JGs as having.

ETA: In looking at feathersite, there is a JG splash rooster with similar colored legs. Guess I was wrong.