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Something Weird With My Grey Hen.

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Hi all,

 

My regular grey hen, i assume, has a breast bar and what looks like a lighter shade of grey where the cheeks are in males. I will be posting a photo soon but until then you'll have to imagine. 

 

She is only 3 months old and the breast bar has only started showing about a weak ago, so have the "white" cheeks. Her beak is definitely orange and is lighter than her male mate. I am pretty certain she is a hen.

 

So? I have been searching mutations and have found none that give females a breast bar. I though maybe BlackBreasted but her tear mark is striking. Also is there such a thing as a white cheek?

 

Thank you all.

 

-Kareem

 

UPDATE: Sadly, A hawk managed to break through to their cage and killed her mate. :'( She is ok but I wont be stressing her out with the camera and pictures any soon.

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hey baz,

 

So will these markings get stronger?

Will she pass them on to her offspring?

 

She actually looks pretty nice. 

 

Thank you.

-Kareem

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She is only 3 months old and the breast bar has only started showing about a weak ago, so have the "white" cheeks. Her beak is definitely orange and is lighter than her male mate. I am pretty certain she is a hen.

 

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sorry if i have misread your post but I really hope you are not trying to breed off her at 12 weeks old 

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Hi allan,

No I'm not, but sadly the pet store was. I'm not giving her a nest nor am I pushing her into breeding. But to be honest i'm not discouraging her either. Anyways her mate died.

-Kareem

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