lord-harry-bantam Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 when i recived my two new chickens from Omlet, (Hilda and Betty) i noticed that Betty is a much much much darker russet red colour than my other two gingernuts. she has lots of black feathers at her tail too. could she possibly be the black rock hybrid instead of gingernut? her plumage is much different to any gingernut ive seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I think there maybe slightly varieties depending on where they come from.... There's one with white tail feathers, and I have one with black tail feathers, Hazel, she is lurvely..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I have a ginger and white one with very fluffy knickers and a really russet one with no white or black feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It does sound like a Miss Pepperpot colour wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 She's either a very dark gingernut, or a very ginger pepperpot! Would love to see a pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My two gingernuts are quite different as well. One is like you describe slighter build and black feathers in her tail and wings and a few black ends to feathers around her neck, the other is the same with white where the black is and more mumsy build. Pepperpot is quite deffinately black with ginger trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord-harry-bantam Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 ill get a picture on here soon. but im convinced she is a black rock chicken. they match the description with colour, tail feather colour, egg colour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Whwn I got my first hens I asked for the 2 Gingernuts to be as differnet from each other as possible, & got one with lots of white & one with lots of black. The one with lots of black had heaps of black feathers, & was gorgeous. I don't think you have a Pepperpot, as they have beetle greenish black feathers, with only a little bit of ginger around the neck sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Mine have all been very different...from auburn to almost blonde. One with a white tail. One with a solitary black feather in her tail. Atilla the Hen had the black tail feathers you describe. No two are the same. Handy for identification when you have a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Whe you see them all together in the pens, you realise just how different they can be - some are quite 'blonde' while others are rather deep browny red like their RIR ancestors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Gingernuts are Rhode Island Red/ Light Sussex crosses and are sex-linked - the boys and girls hatch different colours (so the boys can be culled at hatch). I hatched my own . The boys are white, the girls ginger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Oh those chicks. Hard to think my girls looked like that. Thanks for posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 You're welcome.......I'm looking forward to hatching some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I love those chicks Fee Nice to see you back again giving us your wealth of experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
