Why does this pullet have green legs?

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

I have this farmyard mix pullet who is about 15wks old (her name is Clover), and I noticed she has green legs.... Guess it suites her name though XD. I have never seen that on a chicken before. I am wondering where she got that trait, and what she could be mixed with. I am guessing she has some Legbar in there because of that crest on her head(?), but cant be sure. Also, I heard that you can tell what color eggs they will lay based on the color of her ears? Is that true? Based on that, what color can I expect from her? Also one more thing I was curious about: Clover's feet are BIG... But not "rooster thick"(I am quite sure she is a pullet), but her footprint is large in proportion to her body. Could it mean she will be a large hen as an adult?

Clover is in the front:

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have this farmyard mix pullet who is about 15wks old (her name is Clover), and I noticed she has green legs.... Guess it suites her name though XD. I have never seen that on a chicken before. I am wondering where she got that trait, and what she could be mixed with. I am guessing she has some Legbar in there because of that crest on her head(?), but cant be sure. Also, I heard that you can tell what color eggs they will lay based on the color of her ears? Is that true? Based on that, what color can I expect from her? Also one more thing I was curious about: Clover's feet are BIG... But not "rooster thick"(I am quite sure she is a pullet), but her footprint is large in proportion to her body. Could it mean she will be a large hen as an adult?

Clover is in the front:
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Green legs are common in Easter Eggers, she's probably a Legbar based Easter Egger.

There's also other breeds with green legs as well. Jersey Giant, & Green Legged Partridge Fowl are a couple other examples of Green legged chickens.

I've got a few Green legged birds, this includes a few Malays.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Forgot to explain green legs. Green legs are caused by yellow legs, but also having slate as well, or a dark wash on top.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Forgot to explain green legs. Green legs are caused by yellow legs, but also having slate as well, or a dark wash on top.

So it could be the yellow legs of a Cream Legbar hen mixed with the Black legs of an Ayam Cemani Roo? I think the person I got her from said her main rooster is an Ayam Cemani.

 

[NatJ]

I heard that you can tell what color eggs they will lay based on the color of her ears? Is that true? Based on that, what color can I expect from her?

Not true for mixed breed chickens. Earlobe color does not predict egg color.

Sort-of true for purebred chickens, because the earlobe color can help you figure out what breed the chicken is, and once you know the breed you also know what egg color they will lay.

There are a lot of breeds with white earlobes that lay white eggs, and there are a lot of breeds with red earlobes that lay brown eggs. This is probably how the idea got started: if you are dealing with those particular breeds, no mixes and no other breeds, then it does seem to work.

But there are also breeds that have them switched (white earlobes/brown eggs or red earlobes/white eggs). And there are chickens with white or red earlobes that lay blue eggs, or that lay green eggs. There are a few chickens with other earlobe colors, but that does not predict egg color either (example: Silkies have blue earlobes, but lay eggs that are white or cream-colored. Edit: or brown and/or speckled.)

 

[MysteryChicken]

So it could be the yellow legs of a Cream Legbar hen mixed with the Black legs of an Ayam Cemani Roo? I think the person I got her from said her main rooster is an Ayam Cemani.

No, she'd be Fibro if she were crossed with Ayam Cemani.
Main rooster just pretty much means it's the flock Alpha.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Not true for mixed breed chickens. Earlobe color does not predict egg color.

Sort-of true for purebred chickens, because the earlobe color can help you figure out what breed the chicken is, and once you know the breed you also know what egg color they will lay.

There are a lot of breeds with white earlobes that lay white eggs, and there are a lot of breeds with red earlobes that lay brown eggs. This is probably how the idea got started: if you are dealing with those particular breeds, no mixes and no other breeds, then it does seem to work.

But there are also breeds that have them switched (white earlobes/brown eggs or red earlobes/white eggs). And there are chickens with white or red earlobes that lay blue eggs, or that lay green eggs. There are a few chickens with other earlobe colors, but that does not predict egg color either (example: Silkies have blue earlobes, but lay eggs that are white or cream-colored.)

I've had Silkies lay brown, & speckled cream as well.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

No, she'd be Fibro if she were crossed with Ayam Cemani.
Main rooster just pretty much means it's the flock Alpha.

What is "Fibro"? I am new to all this Thank you!

 

[debid]

What is "Fibro"? I am new to all this Thank you!

Fibro is short for Fibromelanosis, the gene that gives Ayam Cemani and Silkies their darkly pigmented tissues. It's dominant so even if only one parent has the trait, you will see at least a hint of it in the offspring.