What am I?

[Auntiejessi3]

Back story: I had a broody, didn't want to risk cockerels, so ordered 8 Blue Stars (blue sex links) from Ideal. They say the parentage is blue Andalusian and barred rock. Received the chicks all healthy, but there were 10, two with slightly feathered legs, on the outside of the leg, pink foot soles. Of course when I contacted Ideal and asked what they were, they assured me they were blue stars, even though the parentage says they can't be with the feathered legs. Sold the littles about a week ago, but kept 1 pullet, she's just shy of 5 weeks. What is she?

 

[sourland]

Pretty - that's as much as I can help.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Pretty - that's as much as I can help.

I think so too and I don't have any blue birds currently so she'd be a nice addition. I'm thinking a blue marans, since Ideal doesn't offer many blue feather legged birds.

 

[CascadiaRiver]

The legs don't look super feathered, do you have any closer photos? I wonder if something like a Marans roo snuck into their Blue Star pen...

 

[Auntiejessi3]

The legs don't look super feathered, do you have any closer photos? I wonder if something like a Marans roo snuck into their Blue Star pen...

No closer pics, she is still with her momma, her legs are feathered the same as my other marans

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Anyone?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I'm updating just in case anyone else comes across this when ordering blue stars from Ideal Hatchery. so I reached out to Ideal Hatchery again, and was quite persistent wanting to know what I received, I finally received an answer

 

[wrathsfarm]

Very pretty and unique. Are you going to keep her, now that you know what she is?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Very pretty and unique. Are you going to keep her, now that you know what she is?

She is growing like a weed and gets prettier by the day. Definitely keeping her

 

[Auntiejessi3]

So the plot thickens...day before yesterday I got 2 almost identical green eggs, thought maybe I missed onyx's egg the day before, well today the same thing happened. I checked the cameras and Judith was in one of the boxes that had the slightly darker green egg, onyx laid in a different box. So she clearly isn't a blue sexlink/splash marans cross. Onyx's egg is the one on the left.