Update gray mystery chick

[Alilmi77]

I agree with Mystery Chicken. Looks like a production blue. Production blues are a cross between a RIR and BA. Resulting in white skin which your bird has.

Thank you! Do you know if they are as flightly and noisy as reported of the Andalusian?

 

[cherrynberry]

Thank you! Do you know if they are as flightly and noisy as reported of the Andalusian?

I have never owned them before. Australorps are a favorite among many BYC owners though.

 

[ChickAsThieves]

? A Lavender Orpington?

Doubtful. I have Lav Orps and they're far lighter than this.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Looks like my blue plymouth rocks. Does not look anything like my production blues

 

[Alilmi77]

Looks like my blue plymouth rocks. Does not look anything like my production blues

My understanding was that the blue rocks would have yellow feet? Either way, she is a beauty.

 

[3KillerBs]

What hatchery did they come from?

Only a few places carry Blue Australorps.

 

[Alilmi77]

What hatchery did they come from?

Only a few places carry Blue Australorps.

I got her from TSC. The manager said they use 3 different hatcheries down here; Mt healthy being one and Hoovers another. The 3rd he couldn't think of at that moment. He swore up and down they were BLRW. They all looked identical the day they came out, a week later most had some reddish brown in their wing feathers. Not sure what that means- just an observation.

 

[3KillerBs]

I got her from TSC. The manager said they use 3 different hatcheries down here; Mt healthy being one and Hoovers another. The 3rd he couldn't think of at that moment. He swore up and down they were BLRW. They all looked identical the day they came out, a week later most had some reddish brown in their wing feathers. Not sure what that means- just an observation.

Red leakage is common in Production Blues.

I bought Blue Australorps from Welp 2 weeks ago and got more blue chicks in the Brown Layer Assortment so I'll use that red leakage as positive ID for Production Blues when I'm sorting out the different kinds of blue chicks in my order.

A quick look shows that Mt. Healthy does carry Blue Australorps, but Hoover does not.

Mine are from Welp. I think Stromberg's has them too.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Here's 2 of my production blues.

 

[Alilmi77]

Here's 2 of my production blues.

Sooo pretty!