What breeds are these Hens?

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second picture it's not welsummer it's black star( black sex link)

Are you looking at a different picture? It's a Welsummer, alright. A black star would be black with brown leakage on the head/neck/chest.

 

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Easter egger.pic one

Welsummer.pic two

Rhode island red.pic three

Agreed

 

[Chick-Rock]

Are you looking at a different picture? It's a Welsummer, alright. A black star would be black with brown leakage on the head/neck/chest.

I know but i have welsumers they look like they have more gold to them and brown, and my black stars from last year look just like pic#2 .. but I could be wrong ..

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I know but i have welsumers they look like they have more gold to them and brown, and my black stars from last year look just like pic#2 .. but I could be wrong ..

Hi. welcome to BYC!

While it's true there can be MANY variations among the same breed as far as shading goes... that pic is a Welsummer. I tried to view your Welsummer pic but got an error message. I would be MORE curious to see the Black Star that you say this Welsummer looks like.

 

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I know but i have welsumers they look like they have more gold to them and brown, and my black stars from last year look just like pic#2 .. but I could be wrong ..

Some Welsummers can be rather brassy (gold) but that's not desirable.

If your black stars aren't black, however, they're something else entirely. Black star is just a brand name for a black sexlink which the offspring of a red rooster paired with a barred hen to produce barred male and black female chicks. Many of the females have leakage but they are still predominantly black.

 

[Isaac 0]

I know but i have welsumers they look like they have more gold to them and brown, and my black stars from last year look just like pic#2 .. but I could be wrong ..

Not a black star.

 

[Chick-Rock]

Hi. welcome to BYC!

While it's true there can be MANY variations among the same breed as far as shading goes... that pic is a Welsummer. I tried to view your Welsummer pic but got an error message. I would be MORE curious to see the Black Star that you say this Welsummer looks like.

This black star image from google which looks close to what I got plus I attached my welsummer chicken pix again.

 

[byounghusband]

Nothing comes up....

View attachment 1110272 These are my welsumers...

 

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This black star image from google which looks close to what I got plus I attached my welsummer chicken pix again.

Your Welsummer looks like a Welsummer. So does the OP's, it's just variability within the normal range. The other one, though, looks like a barnyard mix, not a Black Star.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

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This black star image from google which looks close to what I got plus I attached my welsummer chicken pix again.

I agree that your Welsumer looks like a Welsumer. But your "black star" representation looks ALMOST like an EE. I have ZERO black star experience. But I would NOT confuse that mucked up black brown combo for the partridge of a Welsumer. As you become familiar with different feather patterns, it will become easier to tell apart. Funny, it looks more like a low quality Marans than Welsumer... BUT PLEASE don't take any of that as a put down to your perfectly awesome birds! And also, don't let this experience stop you from playing the breed gender game. It's so much fun and a great way to expand your knowledge and experience!