What breed are these ladies?

[Chickmano]

Well, while I'm waiting for my new babies to grow big enough to tell if they're all girls or not, I decided to see about these ladies. We've had them about a year and they were just starting to lay when we got them. They give medium sized pure white eggs. We call them the Pearl sisters because of their pretty white earrings.

They look almost alike except one is a little lighter. So here they are, any ideas on breed?



Pearl #1 (in the back, the one whose whole body is in view)



Pearl#2

 

[ve]

I'll say mix with Leghorn blood (or Minorca blood)

 

[Chickmano]

anyone else?

 

[Happy Chooks]

I say leghorn mix.

 

[chickenlover54]

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[HBuehler]

Buff Minorca cross they have the buff color and they also have the white legs of a Minorca Don't I count 6 points on the comb in the picture that shows the comb clearly..6 points on a Minorca leghorn's have 5 Still a cross but with more characteristics of a Minorca over a leghorn..and yes we do have both breeds out here-sold our Buff Leghorn's though since they didn't lay nearly as large as the Minorca's do.

 

[Chickmano]

Thanks, everyone! We've had these chickens for so long and I never really worried about what they were until I started reading about all the different breeds on this site. I'd never heard of Minorca, but now I'm going to read all about them. Thanks again!!