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northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • Fife
    • North Fife Blog
white earlobes
« 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:

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2010, 02:46:52 pm »
what breed are they? or crosses?
Little Blue

clickowls

  • Joined Sep 2009
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2010, 05:02:41 pm »
Some breeds and crosses do have white earlobes.  They will lay white eggs.

northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • Fife
    • North Fife Blog
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #3 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:

Hardfeather

  • Guest
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2010, 09:03:37 pm »
They may be leghorns...they have white earlobes.

clickowls

  • Joined Sep 2009
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2010, 09:55:51 pm »
Don't leghorns lay white eggs? Or are there White and Brown Leghorns?

northfifeduckling

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • Fife
    • North Fife Blog
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2010, 12:49:54 am »
they are probably Isa Leghorns, that might explain the different egg shades  ;D

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2010, 08:41:45 am »
Brown and white leghorns lay white eggs.

Hardfeather

  • Guest
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2010, 09:08:52 am »
Sorry...meant to say they may be crossed with leghorns.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: white earlobes
« Reply #9 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.

 

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