Leghorn Mystery Hatch- whose your daddy??

[atmaclean]

So today we found a brown leghorn hen who went broody (really!?) and hatched out 9 chicks up in our barn. I have 2 roosters - a cream legbar and a lemon cuckoo Orpington. These babies are black! How on earth is this possible. Does anyone know leghorn genetics or how this could happen? I though leghorns were NOT broody at all. I also thought we had everyone laying in the coop

We found the nest and the eggs are a light brown - not white like leghorn eggs should be. We are so totally confused and wonder what in the heck we have hatched here.

I rounded everyone up and put them in the mama/baby coop so they will be safe. Any help on who the daddy could be would be appreciated.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@The Moonshiner @Overo Mare @ColtHandorf might know maybe ???

 

[PoultryCQ]

So today we found a brown leghorn hen who went broody (really!?) and hatched out 9 chicks up in our barn. I have 2 roosters - a cream legbar and a lemon cuckoo Orpington. These babies are black! How on earth is this possible. Does anyone know leghorn genetics or how this could happen? I though leghorns were NOT broody at all. I also thought we had everyone laying in the coop
We found the nest and the eggs are a light brown - not white like leghorn eggs should be. We are so totally confused and wonder what in the heck we have hatched here.

I rounded everyone up and put them in the mama/baby coop so they will be safe. Any help on who the daddy could be would be appreciated.

She is not a leghorn. They have white ear lobes.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

So cute! What hen breeds do you have?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

She is not a leghorn. They have white ear lobes.

Wellsummer?

 

[atmaclean]

She is not a leghorn. They have white ear lobes.

She has white ear lobes and is definitely a brown leghorn.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

She has white ear lobes and is definitely a brown leghorn.

Yes she does I want paying attention.

 

[atmaclean]

Iv

So cute! What hen breeds do you have?

Ive got a wide variety of hens! Silkie, salmon Favorelles, Leghorns, welsummer, Jersey giants, Swedish flower, sapphire gems, true blue whitings, orpingtons, and a few others. We enjoy all the colorful eggs and personalities

 

[PoultryCQ]

She has white ear lobes and is definitely a brown leghorn.

Hmm...okay, the lighting was off in the first photo. Every once in a while, a leghorn who will go broody, is born. You got a lucky leghorn.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Iv

Ive got a wide variety of hens! Silkie, salmon Favorelles, Leghorns, welsummer, Jersey giants, Swedish flower, sapphire gems, true blue whitings, orpingtons, and a few others. We enjoy all the colorful eggs and personalities

Hens that lay brown eggs would be the moms right?