Leghorn Mystery Hatch- whose your daddy??

[atmaclean]

Do you have pictures of your Swedish flowers? What color are your orpingtons?

All the chicks should be barred from the breeds of the fathers, but those chicks don’t appear barred. Can you post pictures of the possible fathers?

These are the two roosters. I know the comb is not correct for the cream legbar. It got frostbite several years ago and he lost the top of it but he IS a cream legbar.

 

[atmaclean]

Do you have pictures of your Swedish flowers? What color are your orpingtons?

All the chicks should be barred from the breeds of the fathers, but those chicks don’t appear barred. Can you post pictures of the possible fathers?

The Swedish flower hen is so old she doesn’t lay anymore but she is a black and white color. She is 9 years old.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Beautiful! Where did you get that buff orpington from?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What color are your Orpington hens?

 

[PoultryCQ]

What breeds make up the brown leghorn? I’m going to pull the eggs out of the garbage and evaluate them.

What breeds make up the brown leghorn? They are a recongized breed, breed true, and are a heritage breed. They came shortly after white leghorns.

 

[atmaclean]

Beautiful! Where did you get that buff orpington from?

He is actually a lemon cuckoo Orpington but his barring is not as good as his dad’s. I hatched them myself. I only have one Orpington hen now and she is a lavender laced English Orpington. Both those roosters are really old! Over 6 yes old but they are great protectors and that’s why I have them out with my hens. My other roosters are all locked up in the bachelor pad! Lol.

 

[3KillerBs]

I only have one Orpington hen now and she is a lavender laced English Orpington.

I could be wrong, but when I asked why my chicks were black I was given to understand that a split-to-lavender will always be black.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-are-we-black.1466402/#post-24428758

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

He is actually a lemon cuckoo Orpington but his barring is not as good as his dad’s. I hatched them myself. I only have one Orpington hen now and she is a lavender laced English Orpington. Both those roosters are really old! Over 6 yes old but they are great protectors and that’s why I have them out with my hens. My other roosters are all locked up in the bachelor pad! Lol.

I'm in love with those feathers! When I zoomed in I could see it.... BEAUTIFUL! !

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I could be wrong, but when I asked why my chicks were black I was given to understand that a split-to-lavender will always be black.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-are-we-black.1466402/#post-24428758

That’s the case with self lavender (the pattern usually just called lavender). Something like isabel or lavender laced won’t just be black under the lavender.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He is actually a lemon cuckoo Orpington but his barring is not as good as his dad’s. I hatched them myself. I only have one Orpington hen now and she is a lavender laced English Orpington. Both those roosters are really old! Over 6 yes old but they are great protectors and that’s why I have them out with my hens. My other roosters are all locked up in the bachelor pad! Lol.

Either your lemon cuckoo Orpington only has one barring gene or one of your other roosters is the father. Sounds like your Jersey giants are the mothers.