Brown Leghorn or Game hen, I'm confused!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iv'e found several pics, and info on the american game hen but the leg color ain't right???
My bad, leg coloring is right, but she doesn't stand as straight as a game hen. Lol
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My bad, leg coloring is right, but she doesn't stand as straight as a game hen. Lol
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She isn't a MODERN Game, she's an AMERICAN game. Moderns are the ones that stand up straight and have ridiculously long legs. American Games don't have the upright stance or the long legs. Two different varieties of Game.
 
Definitely an American Game hen. Her earlobes are red, not white like a Leghorn would have.(comb-size disagreement aside)

American Games make wonderful mothers.
 
If she is laying eggs and being a mommy already it is a Game Hen. They make good mommies. Light brown and brown and white, any leghorn has a large floppy comb when they get to egg laying age. They will have small yellow combs for quite a while until they are about 16-18 weeks. Game Hens get broody and leghorns don't typically. Looks like she hatched some young ones and will raise them until they can fend for themselves. This looks like an old post, but in case you are still confused, there you are! :)
 
This is Hunter109's hen and we can't determine if she's a light brown leghorn or game hen???
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She's really timid when you try and get around her, the guy he got her and the chicks from, had them free ranging.

The above hen is round headed.
First: It is against the laws of nature for any full or mostly full blooded leghorn to have a round head or pea comb.

Second she is green shanked or legged, this also is inconsistent with being a Leghorn of any variety that I am acquainted with.

Third the hen in the above photos has small red ear lobes. Absolutely no pure Leghorn of any variety, strain, or feather color has red ear lobes.

Forth she even carries her tail like a game hen would.

Below, observe the Light, Dark, Brown, Black or Zebra striped Leghorn hen in post 1-10. Whether she is light brown, dark brown, or even black she definitely has big clabbered milk colored ear lobes.

A straight or single comb, and yellow shanks. If she is not a leghorn she is a good counterfeit.




The first two photos look like that hen is high in Brown Red blood.
 
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