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.
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.