Picked up some hens today. Thoughts on this one's color?

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

She's a dark grey with lots of white throughout and kind of gold pin stripes. (She better be a she!) She doesn't look like my silvers or my snowie.

 

[muddy75]

Looks Egyptian to me

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

Looks Egyptian to me

I didn't think Egyptian were grey.

 

[Pandaisy]

Maybe Falb Fee? I have no idea but she is beautiful!

 

[FloorCandy]

If I were to guess I’d say a messy tux pharaoh with a tiny bit of Italian. Because Italian is incompletely dominant it lingers when you out cross to a wild pattern or range. Range does the same thing when out crossed to wild, you can get birds that are more or less range pattern with cream lines or speckles on the back and head in a very faint wild pattern remnant. There may be some silver in there lightening it, the lighting makes it difficult to see clearly.

 

[FloorCandy]

I didn't think Egyptian were grey.

Egyptian will not have any black or gray, dark to light brown shades and red with cream.

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

If I were to guess I’d say a messy tux pharaoh with a tiny bit of Italian. Because Italian is incompletely dominant it lingers when you out cross to a wild pattern or range. Range does the same thing when out crossed to wild, you can get birds that are more or less range pattern with cream lines or speckles on the back and head in a very faint wild pattern remnant. There may be some silver in there lightening it, the lighting makes it difficult to see clearly.

Is this any better for lighting? It's a dark grey with some peach.

 

[FloorCandy]

Is this any better for lighting? It's a dark grey with some peach. View attachment 2593691

Yes, I think you have a combo of silver, and Italian, with possibly fee.

 

[Urbanhomestead_ut]

Yes, I think you have a combo of silver, and Italian, with possibly fee.

Because I'm new can you explain what a "fee" is to me. I know I've been told I have falb fee, pearl fee and Grau fee bird... what what does fee entail?

 

[FloorCandy]

Because I'm new can you explain what a "fee" is to me. I know I've been told I have falb fee, pearl fee and Grau fee bird... what what does fee entail?

fee is a dilution gene, it will dilute browns and reds leaving mainly shades of black and gray. One copy of the fee gene makes the bird look more gray than normal but will still have some red and brown bleeding thru particularly at the neck and shoulders. 2 copies of fee make most browns and reds fade out, leaving mainly gray/black birds. On roux birds it fades the reds to oranges and peaches.