Who’s My Mommy? The Sequel

[RoostersAreAwesome]

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At eight weeks I’ve noticed some darkening feathers around his face and back. Ideas? Also he has bushy eyebrows now.

Looks like he’s developing those darker areas that are common for blues.

 

[Oncoming Storm]

Looks like he’s developing those darker areas that are common for blues.

The feathers on his back look like they’re coming in black. Is that common for blues?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The feathers on his back look like they’re coming in black. Is that common for blues?

Blues can have darker feathers that look black.

 

[The Kooky Kiwi]

The feathers on his back look like they’re coming in black. Is that common for blues?

Sure is! In fact it's one of the ways I would distinguish a blue apart from a lavender

Your earlier comment about crest - a crest can vary in size and location on the face and often the type and size of comb can influence this.

Now that he's showing reliable signs of being blue and crested - does this help you narrow down his parentage??

Here's one of my blue chicks at approx 16 weeks.. to show the potential difference in blue shades. Note his crest is quite a ways back on his crown.




And here's one of my other blue chicks that grew in a proper mop of a crest! Very forward on the head.



A picture of my blue rooster - showing the charcoal (near black) feathers. He also has the "bushy eyebrows"

 

[Oncoming Storm]

Sure is! In fact it's one of the ways I would distinguish a blue apart from a lavender

Your earlier comment about crest - a crest can vary in size and location on the face and often the type and size of comb can influence this.

Now that he's showing reliable signs of being blue and crested - does this help you narrow down his parentage??

Here's one of my blue chicks at approx 16 weeks.. to show the potential difference in blue shades. Note his crest is quite a ways back on his crown.

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And here's one of my other blue chicks that grew in a proper mop of a crest! Very forward on the head.

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A picture of my blue rooster - showing the charcoal (near black) feathers. He also has the "bushy eyebrows"

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Ah, I see. It does help me narrow it down... a little. I have a crested sapphire Olive egger pullet but she has yellow legs. My only slate legged rooster is a non bow-tied NN rooster. She’s also a lot leaner than Pickle’s coming out to be.

This is the only pic I have of her.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Ah, I see. It does help me narrow it down... a little. I have a crested sapphire Olive egger pullet but she has yellow legs. My only slate legged rooster is a non bow-tied NN rooster. She’s also a lot leaner than Pickle’s coming out to be.
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This is the only pic I have of her.

Slate legs can also come from a cross of green legs x pink/white legs.

 

[Oncoming Storm]

Slate legs can also come from a cross of green legs x pink/white legs.

I don’t have either of those at laying age.

 

[Oncoming Storm]

Hey, I’m back! I thought I’d give some updated pictures of Pickle since he’s almost seven months old. I think he turned out lovely. He reminds me a lot of my rooster Bean by his build. What do you think?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hey, I’m back! I thought I’d give some updated pictures of Pickle since he’s almost seven months old. I think he turned out lovely. He reminds me a lot of my rooster Bean by his build. What do you think?
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I could see the silkie mix as his father. He looks a lot more blue now.

 

[Poultry mum]

Hey, I’m back! I thought I’d give some updated pictures of Pickle since he’s almost seven months old. I think he turned out lovely. He reminds me a lot of my rooster Bean by his build. What do you think?
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What was his final breeding combination?? I have a 2 chicks who are about 12weeks old with similar colours and body structure…