White Leghorn question

[bakerjw]

Last summer I drove to a good ole boys house to pick up some Silver Sebrights (Which I adore btw). He also had some day old WL chicks. Seeing how the SSs were more of a novelty bird I picked up some WLs from him. It was my understanding that WLs laid white eggs. But the eggs that I am getting from these are a light tan color.

Is there another breed similar to WLs that lay tan eggs? Or have the WLs that I picked up been crossed along the way at some time making them no longer a pure breed? They are all white (Unless dirty) birds and look just like the WLs that I see in pictures.

Any thoughts?
Thanks

 

[awesomefowl]

Could be white Rocks, or just overly cross bred Leghorns. ("leggerns!")

 

[bakerjw]

Hmmm... I'm not so sure that they are WLs after all.

After doing some reading and searching I came across the following post. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=357917 According to HBuehler in that thread White Leghorns have white ears. Mine definitely have red earlobes.

Here is one of my roos and the hens that I took the other day. At 7 months old they're not meaty of birds even though the roos are pretty healthy and large.

I like to know what I'm dealing with however when you get birds from someone who may not be too particular you might end up with some crossed birds.

 

[bacres]

They look to be a cross....

 

[sourland]

Definately not white leghorns since they have a meatier body type and no white earlobes. Possibly white rocks unless those are rosecombs.

 

[RAREROO]

They are White Rocks for sure, White leghorns are much skinnier than that. And most hatchery Rocks usually lay a tanish colored egg like you are getting also.

 

[punky rooster]

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[bakerjw]

Good deal.... Now I can stifle those that walk in the yard and spout off with "Ah say boy."
Thanks for helping be identify these. Should have posted in the next subforum down though.

 

[BirdNut]

Those are White Rocks for sure. I own a couple of hens, and they look just like that. HBeuhler is correct in stating that Leghorns have white earlobes, while the White Rocks have red ones. Here is a picture of my White Rock hen Opal, to show you.

 

[HBuehler]

Ah more of those white leghorns that lay brown eggs..Just saw some for sale near my house a few weeks ago ad said white leghorns inside it says lays brown eggs OK....if all white chickens lay white eggs then logic would be brown eggs-brown hens blue eggs blue hens but darn I have never seen a green chicken or a black egg