Lee Zook - Response to Photos of Silver Penciled Birds; 02/01/2013
The photos you sent look like they could have been taken in my barn!
These hens and the one rooster, though you can't view his tail, look very much like the birds I had. I did a little search on the web and find there are other photos that look quite like what I remember. And then some that look quite different, too dark, not much of the silvery coloring and so forth. I do remember there was some variation.
And I also remember that the young birds, less than a year old, looked darker but would become lighter in coloring as they aged. And of course there is the issue of photographs which can prove problematic in terms of color issues. But I must say, I found some photos online that didn't look at all what I remembered my Blues to look like.
I'm open to view more photos if that is helpful and even saying this one doesn't look like what I remember if that is helpful. This is getting to be more fun than what I thought it would be and bringing back good memories of living on our acreage!
Glad to be of help,
Lee
These hens and the one rooster, though you can't view his tail, look very much like the birds I had. I did a little search on the web and find there are other photos that look quite like what I remember. And then some that look quite different, too dark, not much of the silvery coloring and so forth. I do remember there was some variation.
And I also remember that the young birds, less than a year old, looked darker but would become lighter in coloring as they aged. And of course there is the issue of photographs which can prove problematic in terms of color issues. But I must say, I found some photos online that didn't look at all what I remembered my Blues to look like.
I'm open to view more photos if that is helpful and even saying this one doesn't look like what I remember if that is helpful. This is getting to be more fun than what I thought it would be and bringing back good memories of living on our acreage!
Glad to be of help,
Lee
