Pure black Australorp?

[Michelle 74]

Our Black Australorp pullet that was sold to us as a pure breed, is showing a small amount of copper mottling in her neck feathers. Is she what we were told she is?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

She looks like one to me...I’d say it’s totally possible she is just a poor quality purebred that a suppressed trait popped up in. Seeing as the roo behind her is pure looking...

 

[Michelle 74]

She looks like one to me...I’d say it’s totally possible she is just a poor quality purebred that a suppressed trait popped up in. Seeing as the roo behind her is pure looking...

Great! Thank you! This is what we thought might be the case.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Her legs look pink, australorps should have black/slate legs. So I'm going to say no.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Her legs look pink, australorps should have black/slate legs. So I'm going to say no.

I didn’t see that. I have to agree....either really poor quality or mixed.

 

[Michelle 74]

Here is a close up of her leg.

 

[JessesChickens101]

We had a hen like that and she ended up being a australorp cross rhode island red

 

[Michelle 74]

Thank you... It can be quite frustrating

 

[Acre4Me]

I think mixed. The copper/red color indicates mixed, and it looks like she might have some white in her earlobes (or it could be glare from the sun). Still a nice looking hen!

 

[Casa de Pollo]

I have 2 austrolorps and their eyeballs are straight black. My 2 sex links look similar, but have red and black eyes , like yours. The sex links also have the red feathers under black on their neck, like yours.