Meet my new hens

[african chickens]

I hatched some ducklings and guinea hens and traded them yesterday for 3 new hens, shown below. If anyone knows anything about any of the breeds I would love to hear about it since these are all new breeds for me. These birds will also possibly be show birds for me so if anyone knows breed standard I would appreciate the information. Onyx and Phoenix are extremely friendly with people, and very bonded to each other they don't like to be out of view of each other and insist on eating from the same dish or at least dishes side by side. Sapphire isn't from the same coop as these two though they may have free ranged together she's also older so I'm cautious with putting them all together but also sapphire is extremely skittish and not a huge fan of hands.

Onyx (4 month old dark brahma)

Phoenix (4 month old salmon favorolle)

Sapphire (5 month old previous owner bought her from tractor supply as a EE. I don't think she is)

 

[Debbie292d]

Beautiful birds!

If you want to know more about them, you could search BYC and come up with a bunch of threads related to each. For example, here's what I got for a list of threads on Onyx. In this forum you posted, it's mostly your own records or blog per se.

We also have a forum you may like or perhaps post in:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/exhibition-genetics-breeding-to-the-sop.16188/

There's a few threads or articles I've seen on showing birds too if you're interested I could try find those.

 

[african chickens]

Thanks yeah I've been reading articles on here just reaching out to show them off and maybe collect some more information

 

[GlicksChicks]

Sapphire (5 month old previous owner bought her from tractor supply as a EE. I don't think she is)

The last one could actually be an EE or OE with one of the parents being a Legbar because of that crest.

 

[african chickens]

The last one could actually be an EE or OE with one of the parents being a Legbar because of that crest.

That's what I was thinking cause she kinda looks like my cream legbar if you mixed it in hoping she will lay blue eggs

 

[GlicksChicks]

That's what I was thinking cause she kinda looks like my cream legbar if you mixed it in hoping she will lay blue eggs

SHe does look like it. Depending on what she was mixed with, she could lay anywhere from greenish-blue eggs to moss green eggs.

 

[african chickens]

Well good cause anything but brown out of my 6 older hens 5 lay brown 1 lays blue and out of my new hens the two should lay brown

 

[african chickens]

@Callender Girl @Isadora @TwoCrows @CloneFly

Come see my new hens

 

[TwoCrows]

Gorgeous birds you have there! I think you will enjoy them!!

 

[african chickens]

Gorgeous birds you have there! I think you will enjoy them!!

Thanks