Black Shoulder Hen and Chick
Photo Courtesy of: Dennis Erdman, Herndon, PA
Black Shoulder Female
This mutation is distinctly different in color from
the India Blue hen. They are grayish-white in color with various
shades of black speckles. The front of the neck is a white cream
down through the breast. The back of the neck, just below the
head is a gold color with buff and green variegating down to the
saddle. The longest tail feathers also have a black appearance.
Photo Courtesy of: Dennis Erdman, Herndon, PA
Black Shoulder Chick
The chick when hatched has a light yellow body with
peach or buff wings. After several weeks, the chick begins to
exhibit shades of brown and black shaft in the wings. The male
secondary flight feathers will be darker than the female. After
a few months the male will become distinctly darker than the female.
The male will now begin to mature much like the India Blue.
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