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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on April 02, 2010, 12:10:57 pm

Title: white earlobes
Post by: northfifeduckling on April 02, 2010, 12:10:57 pm

One of my chooks has white earlobes. Other than that she looks like her sisters. Is that reason for concern, symptom of something?  :chook:

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: little blue on April 02, 2010, 02:46:52 pm

what breed are they? or crosses?

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: clickowls on April 02, 2010, 05:02:41 pm

Some breeds and crosses do have white earlobes.  They will lay white eggs.

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: northfifeduckling on April 02, 2010, 05:51:58 pm

they look like Isa Browns but with  darker and a bit longer tailfeathers, more likely they are crosses. I was given them by a friend who had lots of different breeds at the time. All 3 eggs are brown but different shades.   :chook:

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: Hardfeather on April 02, 2010, 09:03:37 pm

They may be leghorns...they have white earlobes.

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: clickowls on April 02, 2010, 09:55:51 pm

Don't leghorns lay white eggs? Or are there White and Brown Leghorns?

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: northfifeduckling on April 03, 2010, 12:49:54 am

they are probably Isa Leghorns, that might explain the different egg shades  ;D

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: Rosemary on April 03, 2010, 08:41:45 am

Brown and white leghorns lay white eggs.

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: Hardfeather on April 03, 2010, 09:08:52 am

Sorry...meant to say they may be crossed with leghorns.

Title: Re: white earlobes
Post by: Rosemary on April 03, 2010, 09:22:45 pm

We had a Black Rock with white earlobes. She was called Blanche. Fox ate her. Nothing to do with her earlobes, I'm sure.