I need help ID'ing the chicken in the far right and the far left. The one on the far RIGHT: I got her when she just hatched. I had requested a Buff orpington but I am starting to feel like she isn't very buff.... or orpington-like. Do orpingtons have black markings on their feathers? She is a very sweet girl and I love her to bits. However she isn't the docile bird I was expecting. She actually picks on some of the other birds even though she is the youngest!
The bird on the far LEFT I got from someone that had unintentionally neglected (they would go without water for days at a time on many occasions). I was unable to get any info on how old she is or her breed. She stopped laying because of the season but she did lay brown eggs. She is rather small and if you see on a later pic she has a patch of fur missing on her bum. She was like that when I first got her and I thought at first it was from the molt or because of picking on them from the stressful environment I rescued her from. However, its been well over 2 months and the feathers haven't grown back. Did anyone experience anything like this before? She has a healthy appetite and is an extremely sweet girl as well.
Above: black markings on my "buff orpington"
Below: patch of feathers missing. Can it mean something serious? will it ever grow back?
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