Pearl Star Leghorns

[Wetmorechick]

Who knows about this breed? Are they good layers? Any information will be helpful. I got them at a local farm store - sign said “new rare breed”. I think it’s a cross breed but not sure.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Who knows about this breed? Are they good layers? Any information will be helpful. I got them at a local farm store - sign said “new rare breed”. I think it’s a cross breed but not sure.

Most feed stores, order from a hatchery - ask them where the got the chicks.
Towline Hatchery has "Pearl Star Leghorns" which is a cross between Partridge Rocks and Sussex. https://townlinehatchery.com/product/pearl-star-leghorn/

 

[21hens-incharge]

....how on earth does one get a leghorn from from crossing a rock with a sussex???

 

[Wetmorechick]

Thank you Whyorp Rock appreciate the info and the link you sent!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

....how on earth does one get a leghorn from from crossing a rock with a sussex???

I don't know! I had to read that hatchery description several times to make sure I wasn't mistaken LOL
I'm no breed guru so maybe someone like @Gray Farms can explain a bit?

 

[Gray Farms]

If their description of the breeding background is true then they are not Leghorns at all. But I suspect they don't actually know the exact breeding because they have white earlobes. Which couldn't be inherited from Rocks or Sussex.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

If their description of the breeding background is true then they are not Leghorns at all. But I suspect they don't actually know the exact breeding because they have white earlobes. Which couldn't be inherited from Rocks or Sussex.

Thanks!

 

[Gray Farms]

Glad to help

 

[Wetmorechick]

Hey all! Thanks for all the info! Appreciate it. I actually called the hatchery (Townline Hatchery here in MI) - this is what they said. The breeding information that is posted is correct. The actual breeders are from the Czech Republic and when Townline gets them (eggs for incubation), the breeders assign them a number (instead of name). So, Townline came up with this name. When I asked why Leghorn, they said due to it NOT laying brown eggs they wanted to put Leghorn in there to let people know - no brown eggs - eggs to be cream off white. Hope this helps! Thanks again for all the info! I did get 3 of these chicks and will post back late this summer/fall how well they are doing at the time.

 

[21hens-incharge]

thinking they could have just listed the egg color in the description.

The colors of the birds and the build they show also baffle me. Both Sussex and rocks are heavier birds.....

Even my dog says it is shifty.