Whiting True Blue?

[ct12555]

I just purchased what is supposedly a pair of Whiting True Blues. Did I get what I paid for? I guess my concern is the rooster’s very large comb. I certainly wasn’t expecting that. However, I know very little. Thank you for your thoughts!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Whiting true blues don’t have a breed standard, so can have different looks, but the rooster could be a different breed. It’s hard to know for sure. What you could do is breed him to a hen that doesn’t lay blue or green eggs; if he’s really a whiting true blue, at least some of the offspring should lay blue or green eggs.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Whiting true blues don’t have a breed standard, so can have different looks, but the rooster could be a different breed. It’s hard to know for sure. What you could do is breed him to a hen that doesn’t lay blue or green eggs; if he’s really a whiting true blue, at least some of the offspring should lay blue or green eggs.

If he is a true Whiting True Blue all the female offspring should lay blue or green eggs.
I believe that's the only thing set in stone about them is that they're homozygous for the blue shell gene.

 

[ct12555]

If he is a true Whiting True Blue all the female offspring should lay blue or green eggs.
I believe that's the only thing set in stone about them is that they're homozygous for the blue shell gene.

Thank you!

So, has anyone had or seen one with a comb this big?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Thank you!

So, has anyone had or seen one with a comb this big?

I raise Leghorns which are known for having large combs and I gasped when I saw that boys comb, lol

 

[ct12555]

I raise Leghorns which are known for having large combs and I gasped when I saw that boys comb, lol

 

[Medodge]

Whitings have pea combs. That isn’t a pea comb. That doesn’t look like any Whiting I’ve owned

 

[ct12555]

Whitings have pea combs. That isn’t a pea comb. That doesn’t look like any Whiting I’ve owned

That’s what I feared!

 

[ct12555]

I contacted the seller. He stated he purchased these as chicks from McMurray hatchery 2-3 years ago and unless there was a mixup at the hatchery, they are absolutely True Blues. It was the only breed he ordered and most of the roosters had large straight combs. He seems to be an honest gentleman, so maybe I just got one from an oddball shipment. Who knows??

 

[Medodge]

If you do research or even look on Murray’s site they all have pea combs. I love this breed and I would not have been so sold on them if they had huge “leghorn” single combs.