Lavender Orphington

[jimi79]

We bought 3 lavender orphington that were supposed to be pullets. One was a roo. The
Other pictured seperatly is the smaller of the 3 hens and is one we hatched and kept from some eggs we bought. 2 look a little dark around the neck and head the other two are lighter. I google searched and it seems fairly common they are still young at 22 weeks. Thoughts?

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm unsure what you're asking. Are you wanting to know gender or color?

 

[black_cat]

I see two pullets and one cockerel. All are lavender.

 

[jimi79]

Any reason they have dark grey around the neck?

 

[Ringcraft]

They are growing in new feathers. Young feathers are folded and rolled up which visually darkens their color. The color will homogenize as the feathers mature.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Lavender will never have dark colors around the neck, lavender is usually even down the neck, & shoulders. I'm suspecting these are light blue.

Lavenders can occasionally have a creamy leakage though.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I see one cockerel on the far right.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Occasionally they'll have a darker shade on the upper neck, but usually it's pretty dull, or light in color.

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

the big one is definitely a roo