What breed is my pullet?

[pineapple416]

Pearl is a 4 month old splash colored pullet. We got her at a feed store from a bin with an assorted females sign on it. We are pretty sure that she's not a bantam, but is much smaller than our two australorp pullets that are her age. She loves to fly up on top of the coop and then fly off of it to the ground. She is also slightly flighty and skittish. If anyone has ideas on what kind of breed she is I would appreciate it. I'm hoping to show her in the fair sometime, once I know what breed she is. Thank you.

 

[QueenMisha]

A picture is necessary to determine for sure, since many breeds come in splash. Sounds rather game, though.

There isn't really any point taking a feed store bird to fair for show. Hatchery stock are vastly different from breeder quality and show quality birds - they are unlikely to come anywhere near the standard of perfection set for most breeds. They are bred for production, not appearance.

 

[sourland]

Give us a picture, and we will give you a guess.

 

[corewassen87]

Give us a picture, and we will give you a guess.

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[pineapple416]

sorry everybody! The pictures didn't go through the first time for some reason. I think that they worked this time.

 

[QueenMisha]

Best guess is a light* (or negative*) Blue Andalusian, although realistically she could be a negative of any breed which is single-combed, clean-legged, white-earlobed, and in this case seen in the color blue. I say Blue Andalusian because her personality and appearance is of the correct type, and because they are the most common feedstore breed to fit the profile.


*When two pure blue birds are bred, you get three types of offspring from them: Dark (or "Positive"), True (or simply "Blue"), and Light (or "Negative"). The Darks manifest as either black or a very dark slaty grey. The trues usually manifest in a proper bright slate color with dark lacing around each feather. The Lights range from Lavender, to Splash, to Off-White.

 

[pineapple416]

Thank you QueenMisha, does anyone else have a guess?

 

[keesmom]

Splash Andalusian.

 

[pineapple416]

Thank you keesmom

 

[junebuggena]

Best guess is a light* (or negative*) Blue Andalusian, although realistically she could be a negative of any breed which is single-combed, clean-legged, white-earlobed, and in this case seen in the color blue. I say Blue Andalusian because her personality and appearance is of the correct type, and because they are the most common feedstore breed to fit the profile.


*When two pure blue birds are bred, you get three types of offspring from them: Dark (or "Positive"), True (or simply "Blue"), and Light (or "Negative"). The Darks manifest as either black or a very dark slaty grey. The trues usually manifest in a proper bright slate color with dark lacing around each feather. The Lights range from Lavender, to Splash, to Off-White.

Not exactly accurate. Blue is a dilute gene for black, and is a dominant gene. Blue birds have one dilute gene. Splash is a double dose of dilute gene. Black birds have no dilute gene. Lavender is a completely different dilute gene. Lavender is recessive self-blue.