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RoostersAreAwesome said:
The “white leghorns” appear to be crosses, seeing as one of the chicks has black spots.
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Yeah I’m thinking they probably are too but weird they sell them as pure. Is that something that comes up occasionally in some chicks even with pure ones or?
 
KDOGG331 said:
Yeah I’m thinking they probably are too but weird they sell them as pure. Is that something that comes up occasionally in some chicks even with pure ones or?
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No. Black spots can only happen if a black (or black based) leghorn is introduced to the whites’ genetics.
 
HaikuHeritageFarm said:
The California Whites and the Ideal 236 are hybrid crosses between lines. Don't get those. I think you want the "white only" if your plan is to breed as the other would have a percentage of chicks with black spots because they're dominant white... I don't mess with white birds personally though. I'm not up to snuff on the whole dominant/recessive white thing, haven't needed to be since I found out White doesn't play well with other colors and patterns. I haven't found white leghorns to be useful in any projects.

Personally though, after seeing the differences between hatchery and standardbred browns and whites, I would go to GREAT lengths to find birds from a breeder, but I do have a preference for a larger dual-purpose leghorn over the flighty, pinched little things from hatcheries.
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Thanks!! This was really helpful!! And yeah I learned that when I bred my Leghorn with my Lavender Orpington rooster and both chicks ended up solid white. 😂🤣😭 well, the female actually has some color at the base of her tail and a couple other spots. I thought she was “splash” at first but then Moony had said she’d technically be paint? But I thought I’d maybe get lavender but that was before I knew it was recessive haha got black chicks too from my EEs.

And yeah, I would love to get some well bred birds eventually, not just Leghorns but other breeds too, but that said, all my birds have been from a hatchery and I love them all. :love

Well, I’m actually not really a huge fan of my Partridge Rock :hide she used to be pretty mean and doesn’t really have personality like my Barred did and like all my other birds too haha she doesn’t stand out. But she’s pretty and I think lays well so oh well I guess 😂

I actually really love my Leghorn and she hasn’t been flighty at all. She’s definitely aware but is very friendly and bold. I was nervous getting her since I had read they were but mine isn’t oddly haha
 
HaikuHeritageFarm said:
They don't sell them anymore. I do not recommend you use their leghorns.

Damnit, you got me reading up on dominant vs. recessive white now. :D This was not on the agenda for today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid...Disadvantages_associated_with_recessive_white
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Oh darn! I didn’t realize they didn’t sell them anymore. And yeah, I can’t get more birds for a while anyway haha but just out of curiosity, how come? Cause they’re hatchery or is there something specific about Cackle that’s extra bad? If I did get them, it would have just been like one or two for pets haha

And oh wow that’s really interesting thanks!
 

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