Pearl Star Leghorns

[AveryRaisesChickens]

Those are Rhode Island reds

Yeah, I thought something was fishy! I've been following this thread, and the chickens sold to me as "Pearl Star Leghorns" don't look anything like everyone else's.

 

[Newchicknrooster]

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.

 

[Newchicknrooster]

Those are Rhode Island reds

We have 5 of them they started to lay between 19 and 24 weeks. They lay almost every day. He is a recent photo.

 

[tripletfeb]

My pearl stars are 18 weeks now and I'm hoping they start to lay soon! I opened the nest boxes, put out the oyster shell, and put the fake eggs in the boxes. How are your girls doing OP? And anyone else with pearl stars?

 

[Frankiegirl]

My pearl stars are 18 weeks now and I'm hoping they start to lay soon! I opened the nest boxes, put out the oyster shell, and put the fake eggs in the boxes. How are your girls doing OP? And anyone else with pearl stars?

I love my Pearl Star. She’s an egg laying rock star! Her personality is very calm and likes to do her own thing. She is very a reliable layer of light tan eggs and rarely misses a day. Size is around 2oz.
She was hit or miss at the beginning for the first few weeks. Soft shells, 2 eggs a day.
Your first egg is coming soon!! Be patient. Good luck and send us pics!

 

[LGil]

4 weeks old!

This is what our Pearl Star babies looked like too. I love these birds, although I question their heritage (Sussex & Partridge Rock). I’ll post older pictures and egg color.

The mature birds remind me more of Brown Leghorns, as far as the coloring goes, but all our eggs have been a creamy brown. (The blue egg in the picture is from our Ameraucana.)

 

[LGil]

My pearl stars are 18 weeks now and I'm hoping they start to lay soon! I opened the nest boxes, put out the oyster shell, and put the fake eggs in the boxes. How are your girls doing OP? And anyone else with pearl stars?

Yes, I love mine! They just started laying at 24 weeks, sooner than my 36-wk old Wyandottes!!

 

[LGil]

Your birds are very nice. I see that you are from Allegan, MI. Does Haworth still have a manufacturing plant there? I worked for Haworth from 1992 - 2004 in one of their NC facilities and visited Allegan a couple of times.

My PS’s are the friends of our whole bunch and very inquisitive. My favorite by far!

 

[LGil]

Here is an update on my girl. She's become more red underneath and her feathering has become more defined. Her hatch date was 1/28 so I think ours are close in age. Sweet as pie and has legs like a super model. It's so interesting to see how they all have been turning out!

Wow! Her coloring is so different then ours, but really interesting! Almost blue- or silver-laced

 

[LGil]

They'll be white eggs. Any other color will be a result of the roo that mated with the hens, i.e., the 'light creamish white' that Wetmorechick described is likely a result of being bred with a brown egg laying breed roo. Believe me, I know from experience.

Here are my girls eggs. We have no roosters and so no mating going on. All their eggs have been a light creamy brown (the white eggs and blue eggs are from other birds).