Rhode Island White?

CarolinaHen said:

I didn't get her from a hatchery. She was thrown in as an extra when I purchased some EEs at a swap.

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that doent mean she didnt come from a hatchery. Alot of feed stores sell chicks from hatcheries in the spring.
RLWC are a rare breed, so you would have paid a high price if she was a purebred from a showline.

I wish she were a RLWC.... they are beautiful. She is more of a dirty white color. A lot of chicken owners around here have RIR, RIW, Leghorns, Cornish Rocks, Marans, EEs, and Wyandots. I assumed she was a cross/mix of some of those. I didn't think Cornish lived long enough to breed, so her being a Cornish never crossed my mind.

CarolinaHen said:

I wish she were a RLWC.... they are beautiful. She is more of a dirty white color. A lot of chicken owners around here have RIR, RIW, Leghorns, Cornish Rocks, Marans, EEs, and Wyandots. I assumed she was a cross/mix of some of those. I didn't think Cornish lived long enough to breed, so her being a Cornish never crossed my mind.

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Cornish and Cornish Rocks are two different things. The Cornish Rock is the modern hybrid meat fowl, that puts on weight quickly. They often develop to many health problems, which shortens their lives. The Cornish is a true bred, that can grown healthily and reproduce on it's own. (Though there are some lines of Cornish that do have difficulties mating due to their body type...more common in exhibition strains)

RhodeRunner said:

Cornish and Cornish Rocks are two different things.  The Cornish Rock is the modern hybrid meat fowl, that puts on weight quickly. They often develop to many health problems, which shortens their lives.  The Cornish is a true bred, that can grown healthily and reproduce on it's own.  (Though there are some lines of Cornish that do have difficulties mating due to their body type...more common in exhibition strains)

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Thanks for the info! So..... It could be that this girl is a hatchery Cornish mix, right? I have absolutely no experience with them. We haven't even had the Cornish Rocks. Hopefully she will lay well. We don't have any large white egg layers, so that would be a great addition.

CarolinaHen said:

Thanks for the info! So..... It could be that this girl is a hatchery Cornish mix, right? I have absolutely no experience with them. We haven't even had the Cornish Rocks. Hopefully she will lay well. We don't have any large white egg layers, so that would be a great addition.

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If the bird came from a hatchery, then it is a poor example of a White Laced Red Cornish. That being said, poor examples such as this are very common from hatcheries. If the bird came from a barnyard setting, it has Cornish blood with who knows what.

Cornish are not known to be very good layers. They lay brown eggs. (Your pullet has red ears = brown/cream eggs)

Go to a hatchery site like McMurray ( I think they have wlrc), they have some good info. They're hardy birds, good free rangers but not know for being great layers. They do tend to go broody, though, and make good mommas. If you don't plan to hatch out your own chicks, and want a good layer, maybe you could trade her locally for someone who wants a good potential broody.

donrae said:

Go to a hatchery site like McMurray ( I think they have wlrc), they have some good info. They're hardy birds, good free rangers but not know for being great layers. They do tend to go broody, though, and make good mommas. If you don't plan to hatch out your own chicks, and want a good layer, maybe you could trade her locally for someone who wants a good potential broody.

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I already have more than enough broody hens. Our main breeds are Dark Brahmas and Gold/Gold Laced Polish, but we have Silkies and a couple EEs around just to keep the bugs off the garden plants and because they are so stinking cute! Our main Polish girl even went broody this summer! They NEVER go broody. Guess the Silkies and Brahmas encouraged her :/ If this girl lays well, she can stay. If not I will trade her with one of my friends who has no broody hens.

We took a very close look at her markings tonight, and she indeed does have lacing. It is VERY poor and looks smudged from a distance, but if you look closely there actually is a pattern there. There is also faint lacing on her breast. Thanks so much for helping us figure out what this girl is!

Take a look at this white hen and let me know what kind you think she might be??? Thanks

She looks just like mine! She's probably the same breed or mix.