Unknown breed

[Flutter04]

Hello everyone
I was supposed to have gotten 3 black sex link and 3 chocolate orpingtons but one of them is pure black with purplish and teal coloring to the feathers she has always been a bit bigger than all the others as well any ideas? They are about 16 weeks old

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Idk, maybe just a Black Orpington?

 

[tlcmurphy]

Wrong colored legs for an Orpington. Maybe a Marans?

 

[Flutter04]

Wrong colored legs for an Orpington. Maybe a Marans?

I did come across those in my journey to figure it out I read they have a dark brown egg? So maybe I just need to wait

 

[ChickenChick46]

Wrong colored legs for an Orpington. Maybe a Marans?

Yeah, a black orpington should have black legs, right? But I think slate legs on black orpingtons occur as well but maybe aren't the standard or ideal or whatever.

 

[Flutter04]

She did get one feather on one foot. But it fell out

 

[ChickenChick46]

She did get one feather on one foot. But it fell out

I'm not sure why this made me laugh. I am trying to picture one feather on her pretty little foot.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Yeah, a black orpington should have black legs, right? But I think slate legs on black orpingtons occur as well but maybe aren't the standard or ideal or whatever.

Orpingtons have pink legs. Marans have slate legs and can also have feathered legs.
Edited to add black Orpingtons can have darker legs

 

[ChickenChick46]

Orpingtons have pink legs. Marans have slate legs and can also have feathered legs

I was looking at leg color for blue orpingtons, since I'm getting some BBSs this month. Google returned both these pages of results, with clearly conflicting information. No wonder a newbie like myself can't get it right, lol.

 

[Flutter04]

I'm not sure why this made me laugh. I am trying to picture one feather on her pretty little foot.

It was pretty funny! I was hoping she would keep it I will find the pic