Strange Crossbreed

[MotherHen75]

My orpington hen went broody and sat on 6 eggs, 4 hatched 1-3 days ago two are still in their shells. Anyhow, all of the chicks are RIR crossbreeds. Barred rock RIR, Amerecauna RIR and Orpington RIR. One of the barred rock chicks has black feet and an orange toe! It’s very weird, none of the hens had black feet and neither does the rooster. Where’d it come from?

 

[debid]

That's how recessive traits work so I'd guess you're seeing something two of your adults carry without expressing.

 

[MotherHen75]

That's how recessive traits work so I'd guess you're seeing something two of your adults carry without expressing.

Huh. That’s cool