My weird colored orps

[speckledhen]

If you are a serious breeder, they'd be culls (seems a harsh word for such pretty birds, I know!). If you just like them and enjoy them, there's no problem with being happy and/or intrigued by the unexpected colors.

 

[ozark hen]

Thanks for your support Cynthia! Sometimes a mountain develops from a mole hill.

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Very neat looking Orps!

 

[kelliepulido]

I love them!!What ever they are

 

[tadkerson]

The pullet with the blue and cream coloring appears to be carrying the cream gene( some kind of gene that dilutes red pigment) and the blue gene.

Are the non black areas on the bird the same color as a buff orpington or are the areas a different color?

Or is the cream color caused by red leaking through the silver?

Tim

 

[Krys109uk]

The pullet with the blue and cream coloring appears to be carrying the cream gene( some kind of gene that dilutes red pigment) and the blue gene.

I've had similar creamish colours segregate out with some of my buff cuckoos (I found the colour interesting). I don't think it is cream (ig) because the pale colour I'm getting is always much the same colour, whereas in my experience, ig is rather variable in expression, from almost silver in appearance to bright yellow.

I've been guessing it could be dilute (Di) without mahogany (Mh).​