What breed is my hen?

this is my mysterious breeder chicken. She has a flopped comb like a leghorn but her sis didn't. She's 7


I think these birds look like brown Leghorn mixes. Since they came from a feed store they're likely hatchery sourced, so not mixes though. What color eggs do they lay?
 
White eggs = brown Leghorns.

I've not seen hatchery Leghorn hens of this age before. How long have you had them? Do you have pictures from when they were younger? I'm curious about a few things.....

I said they look like mixes because they're missing a few classic Leghorn features. I'm wondering now if it's age related? Instead of being mixed breed.

Did they used to have nice yellow legs?

How about the earlobes? Leghorns usually have the large, enamel white earlobes. You can see some white on these ladies, but not the classic pure white they usually have.

Glad to hear they were productive so long. I have two brown Leghorns and two whites right now. They're phenomenal layers, the backbone of my egg basket right now.
 

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